Several persons are in hospital following an accident on the Uitvlugt Public Road, West Coast Demerara last evening.
A minibus, which was reportedly speeding at the time, attempted to overtake a car resulting in the accident.
The incident involved minibus #BYY 588 which was driven by 37-year-old Troydon Carrington of Hague Old Road, West Coast Demerara; motorcar #PPP 9731 driven by 48-year-old Sharaz Wahab of Ocean View, Uitvlugt; and an unregistered grader driven by 45-year-old Rajnarine Persaud of Philadelphia, East Bank Essequibo.
Enquiries by the police revealed that the grader was proceeding east along the mentioned road while PPP 9731 was also proceeding in the same direction some distance behind. Minibus BYY 588 which was driving in the same direction, attempted to overtake the car allegedly at a fast rate, resulting in the minibus hitting the car. Carrington, who lost control of the bus, then ran into the grader.
As a result of the impact, Carrington, along with the conductor, 34-year-old Oltan Francis of Vergenoegen, East Bank Essequibo and several passengers suffered injuries about their bodies.
The injured persons were assisted by public-spirited persons and taken to the Leonora Cottage Hospital and subsequently transferred to the West Demerara Regional Hospital for further treatment. Passenger Tiffany Harry-Peters was referred to the Georgetown Public Hospital.
Breathalyzer tests were conducted on the driver of the car and grader but no trace of alcohol was found.
Investigations are ongoing.
