A senior police source yesterday confirmed that the two drivers who were involved in the accident along the Number 71 Public Road on Tuesday, which resulted in the death of a woman and serious injuries to her husband, have since been released on $200,000 station bail.
According to the source, the two drivers were released from police custody on Wednesday based on instructions from a senior officer.
However, relatives yesterday who were shocked at the news, stated that the police are yet to fix a date for the post-mortem examination. One relative noted that investigators were yet to visit the injured man at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital.
When questioned, the source said the post-mortem will likely be done next Tuesday.
Meanwhile, the source had also told this newspaper that Rishiram Rambaran, had his indicator on and was attempting to cross the road when he was struck by an incoming speeding car which was allegedly racing with another car, which then ran over his wife, Lalita Rambaran, who died on the spot.
Rambaran, also known as `Rishie’, 58, of Lot 33 Section B Number 73 Village, Corentyne, as of yesterday remains a patient at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital. A relative told Stabroek News, that the man sustained a broken right leg along with other fractures and injuries about his body. On Tuesday he underwent emergency surgery on his right leg.
The body of his wife, Lalita Rambaran known as ‘Nalinie’, 68, is presently at the Skeldon Hospital mortuary. The relative said that Rambaran has been asking about his wife but relatives are afraid to tell him about her death until he recovers sufficiently to handle the loss.
A source told Stabroek News, that Rambaran has since indicated to his relatives that he had on his indicator and was crossing the road when he saw a speeding car approaching. He reportedly said he attempted to swerve to avoid the car which failed to slow down but he was still hit as the car quickly approached him.
Stabroek News was told that at the time of the accident, the motor car, PGG 6698, was being driven by Shevon Stuart, 43, a GRA law enforcement officer, of Lot 124 BB Eccles, East Bank Demerara while motor car, PMM 6565, was being driven by Yougeshwar Dhanaram, 37, of No. 70 Village, Corentyne.
According to information gathered, both cars were allegedly proceeding at a fast rate when Stuart claimed that Rambaran suddenly turned in front of his vehicle.
He told investigators that he then swerved to avoid hitting Rambaran but the left side of his vehicle came into contact with the motorcycle. As a result, Rambaran and his wife were thrown into the air and they landed on the public road, after which Dhanaram’s car ran over the woman.
Lalita was rushed to the Skeldon Public Hospital in an unconscious state, where she was pronounced dead on arrival, while her husband was attended to and transferred to the New Amsterdam Public Hospital.
