A fatal accident on the Meadow Bank Public Road in the vicinity of the Ruimveldt Industrial site, last night claimed the life of an 18-year-old student of the Bertram Collins College of Public Service and left a second person injured.
The dead teen has been identified as Deshon Morris of Lot 4, East La Penitence, Georgetown, while the injured person was identified as Keon Granville 27, of Phase Two, Lot 1, East Ruimveldt. At the time of the accident, which occurred at around 8pm, Morris was the rider of a motor cycle – licence plate number CJ 6021, while Granville was the pillion rider.
Stabroek News was told that Morris died at the scene of the accident, after colliding with a tractor – registration number GTT 2073 and trailer – TEE 6391, owned by Muneshwer’s Limited. The tractor and trailer were transporting pipes to the Guyana Shore Base Incorporated at Houston.