Shaune Bourne, who was involved in the Agricola smash-up that resulted in 17 persons suffering injuries on Sunday, succumbed yesterday at the Georgetown Hospital.
Bourne, 41, of Dazzel Housing Scheme, East Coast Demerara, died around 5 am yesterday at the Accident and Emergency Unit of the hospital, where he was taken for medical attention, his brother Winston said.
The father of three had sustained head and spinal injuries.
Bourne, called ‘Blackie,’ was a passenger in the front seat of the vehicle transporting him and other relatives home after a fun day at the Splashmins Resort.
Bourne’s wife and children were also among the injured. Eight persons remain in critical but stable condition yesterday.
Bourne’s relatives were very sombre as they gathered at the hospital upon learning of his passing.
Dangerous driving was what eyewitnesses said occurred prior to the Route 45 minibus (Main Street-Lamaha/GPHC) slamming into the fence of the Alpha Hotel along the East Bank Public Road on Sunday evening.
Eyewitnesses also told Stabroek News that the bus was trying to avoid a car and smashed into the back of a Route 32 (Georgetown-Parika) bus.
