A woman is now hospitalised after she was launched through the front windscreen of a minibus due to a collision along the Rupert Craig Highway, between Conversation Tree Road and Bel Air Access Road, East Coast Demerara.
The accident involved a car bearing registration number PLL724, driven by an unknown driver, and minibus PDD 6571, which was driven by Lalman Rajcoomar.
Police enquiries disclosed that the minibus was proceeding west along the Rupert Craig Highway when the driver alleged that he felt an impact to the rear portion of the minibus, causing it to spin several times.
The report said following the collision, the driver of the car, which hit the bus, exited and ran off in an eastern direction along the Rupert Craig Highway.
Kemela Chinapen, who was seated in the front passenger seat of the minibus, was thrown out of the bus due to the impact of the collision, causing her to suffer injuries about her body.
She was taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH), where she was admitted.
Meanwhile, the owner of the car was later identified and the car was taken to the Kitty Police Station, where it was lodged as the investigation continues. However, police are still to identify who the driver of the car was at the time of the accident.
