An accident at Branch Road, Mahaicony claimed the lives of a farmer and his friend on Saturday night after their vehicle plunged into a trench.
The deceased were identified as Deocharran Dass, 38, of New Providence, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara and Bickram Singh, a 31-year-old of Mortice Branch Road.
A third person, Vishan Motie, a 27-year-old labourer of Mahaicony Branch Road, who was also an occupant of the vehicle managed to escape unhurt.