There are conflicting accounts from survivors on what caused the fatal three-vehicle collision on the Mahaicony Public Road on Wednesday morning.
The collision, which occurred around 10.30 am, claimed the life of retired Region Nine executive Esme Rockliffe and left eight persons hospitalized, including four foreign students, two University of Guyana (UG) students and the driver of one of the vehicles.
According to police investigations, minibus BPP 2127 was proceeding east along the northern side of the road, with motorcar HC 7188 following in the rear, when minibus BJJ 3844, which was proceeding in the opposite direction, suddenly made a U-turn. As a result, minibus BPP 2127 collided with the right section of BJJ 3844 and the car collided with the rear of BPP 2127.