The families of Roger Hudson and Kathleen Marks remained in deep mourning yesterday following an accident on Wednesday evening that claimed their lives.
The minibus accident on the Linden/Soesdyke Highway also resulted in injuries to others.
The incident occurred at around 6pm in the vicinity of Long Creek, about 20 minutes from Linden.
“I been in the front seat and the bus went driving like at 140/160 (mph) and suddenly, the bus like one of the tire puncture or something…the bus start swerve from the left side of the road straight into the right side…but before it run off the road it start topple, topple couple time, turn over, the driver, the girl next to me, everybody actually pitch out the bus just me alone de left in the bus,” a passenger who asked not to be named, recounted to Stabroek News. Marks was seated next to a window and she was thrown out of the bus as it toppled over the second time, the man said.
The passenger explained that some of the persons were rushed to the Linden Hospital Complex by passing public-spirited persons who had also called for ambulance backup.
Those who were not taken by private vehicles, were taken by the ambulance.
One of Marks’ sons, upon hearing of the accident, rushed to the hospital and was told that his mother had died.
He told Stabroek News that his mom was on her way home to celebrate his birthday as she had left for Georgetown earlier in the day.
