A case file is being prepared to solicit legal advice on the accident that claimed the life of Samuel Colin Ming, who died last Friday following a collision with an ambulance at JB Singh Road and Thomas Lands, Georgetown.
When contacted, Police Commander of Region Four (A) Assistant Commissioner Simon McBean told Stabroek News stated that the driver of the ambulance was released on station bail but the investigation is in progress.
The police had reported that the accident occurred around 2.15 pm on April 1 and Ming succumbed around 1.45 pm the following day in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH).
Ming, 67, of Lot 2627 Delhi Street, Prashad Nagar, who was the rider of a motorcycle, CE 614, reportedly collided with the Ministry of Health ambulance, PVV 7693.
At the time of the accident, the ambulance was transporting a COVID-19 patient to the National Infectious Diseases Hospital at Liliendaal.
According to a Guyana Police Force statement, the driver of the ambulance alleged that he was proceeding north along Irving Street at about 45 kmph. He also said he had the siren on and was sounding his horn.
The police said the driver related that as he was crossing the intersection of JB Singh and Thomas Lands, Samuel, who was proceeding west, collided with the ambulance.
As a result of the collision, Ming fell onto the roadway and received injuries about his body.
Meanwhile, the brother of the deceased, Stanley Ming, had disclosed to this newspaper that his brother did not hear fully out of one of his ears. As a result, he did not hear the siren.
