A blood donor attendant was injured yesterday morning after the ambulance she was travelling in crashed into a utility pole along Lamaha Street.
The injured woman was identified as Candika Daniels, 24, of Westminster, West Bank Demerara, who is attached to the West Demerara Regional Hospital.
The Guyana Police Force, in a report, stated that the driver of the ambulance, Dellon Daniels, 32, of Plantain Walk, Vreed-en-Hoop, West Bank Demerara, was proceeding east on the northern side of Lamaha Street, with the siren and beacon lights on.
However, while approaching the traffic light at Irving Street he observed vehicles approaching from the opposite direction, which led to him trying to avoid them. In the process of doing so he lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a Guyana Power and Light (GPL) pole.
As a result of the collision, Daniels was taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where she was treated and sent away for the injuries she sustained.
The ambulance and the lamp pole were also damaged.
GPL, in a press release, informed customers residing in the vicinity of Vlissengen Road, Lamaha to Dennis streets and Middle Walk Dam, Queenstown and Alberttown of the service interruption due to the accident. The statement said “Our teams are currently working assiduously to restore power to affected customers as soon as possible.”
