A five-year-old boy is in critical condition after he was involved in an accident at Good Hope, Essequibo Coast yesterday.
According to information, at around 10:30am, Renel Roberts, a student of the Good Hope Nursery School was proceeding north on the western side of the Good Hope Public Road on his pedal cycle accompanied by his grandfather who was on a separate pedal cycle.
This newspaper was told that there was an excavator conducting work on a trench on the western side of the road. Roberts dismounted his cycle and was pushing it around the excavator when hire car HC 3530 which was proceeding north collided with the child.
The child sustained injuries and was picked up in an unconscious state and rushed to the Suddie Public Hospital.
He was later transferred to the George-town Public Hospital and his condition was listed as critical.
The driver of the car is in police custody assisting with investigations.
