Minibus driver Mark Ault died last night in an accident at Dora on the Linden-Soesdyke Highway involving three vehicles.
The police in a statement today said the inquiries disclosed that the driver of the minibus # PKK 3866 was proceeding north along the western side of Dora Public Road, Linden-Soesdyke Highway.
At the same time hire car # HC 9662, driven by Lindon Lamaizon, age 51, of Brusche Dam, Friendship Village, ECD was proceeding in the opposite direction and ended up in the path of the said minibus. The right side of the said hire car collided with the rear wheel of the said minibus causing the driver of the minibus to lose control.
As a result, the right front of the minibus collided with the right side of motor car # PLL 3468 which was proceeding south along the eastern carriageway of the road behind the said hire car.
As a result of the collision the driver of the minibus and the occupants of motor car PLL 3486 suffered injuries about their bodies.
Ault was picked up in an unconscious condition and taken to the MacKenzie Public Hospital where he was seen and examined by a doctor on duty and pronounced dead on arrival.
The driver of motor car # PLL 3468, Julian Elliot, age 61 years of Central Amelia’s Ward Linden and occupants Akeemo Elliot and Candace Gordon were picked up in a conscious condition by public spirited-citizens and the police and taken to the said institution where they were seen and examined by a doctor on duty. The occupants of said car were kept at the said institution for observation.
The driver of motor car #PLL 3468 was then referred to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, where he was seen and examined by a doctor on duty and admitted in the male surgical ward suffering from a fractured pelvic and spine.
