An unlicensed teen driver died and his friend was injured after he lost control of the vehicle he was driving in the wee hours of yesterday morning and ended up in a trench on the Corentyne.
Akash Mohan called “Boye”, 15, reportedly took his cousin’s Toyota 4Runner without permission and went joyriding. His cousin Mahindra Baichan called `Cardo’ was asleep at the time, reports said.
Mohan’s friend Andrew Sooknandan, 16, of Kingston, Corriverton, who occupied the passenger seat at the time of the accident, sustained severe injuries and is currently receiving medical attention at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital.
A release from the police stated that Mohan was driving a motor vehicle along the Public Road at Crabwood Creek,