Secretary of the Baramita Village Council Wanita Sobers was killed in an accident along the Baramita Main Access Road on Wednesday afternoon.
The police, in a statement, said that Sobers, who hailed from Central Baramita Village, North West District, was at the time of the accident seated in the front passenger seat of a minibus.
The minibus, BPP9730, driven by Deonarine Kumar, 23, of Citrus Grove, Port Kaituma, North West District, was proceeding west along the southern side of the road with five passengers descending a hill at about 30 to 40 km/h.
It is alleged by the driver that the vehicle suddenly started to travel in a right to left motion. The driver said he tried applying brakes to stop the vehicle but despite his efforts he ran into a “baranka” on the northern edge of the road.
As a result of the collision, they were all thrown out of the vehicle and onto the road, causing Sobers to suffer injuries to her head and body.
Sobers was seen lying motionless under the said minibus while the driver sustained injuries to his back.
They were both picked up by public-spirited citizens and taken to the Baramita Health Centre where Sobers was seen, examined and pronounced dead on arrival.
The driver was admitted for back injuries.
