Minibus driver Campton Bagot was recently found guilty on four counts of causing death by dangerous driving at Nismes, West Bank Demerara in 2019.
Bagot, 35, of Lot 71 La Retraite, West Bank Demerara, who also faced charges for failing to report the accident and failing to render assistance to the injured person was sentenced to four years, six months’ imprisonment on each count of causing death by dangerous driving.
The sentence was handed down on March 22 at the Wales Magistrate’s Court by Principal Magistrate Faith McGusty. The sentences will run concurrently. For the other two traffic offences, Bagot was fined $20,000 on each of them or one month’s imprisonment.
In February 2020, he was granted bail to the tune of $400,000 on the charges of causing death by dangerous driving.
The accident occurred around 8 pm on November 30. Minibus, BYY 2981 collided with a car, PTT 691, in the vicinity of a gas station along the Nismes Public Road.
Around 20 persons were involved in the accident.
The collision resulted in the deaths of the driver of the car, Paul Glen, 52, and minibus passengers Ayesha Sealey, 28, Maria Bisnauth, 12, and Zavira Jona, 22.
The speeding Route 31 minibus hit Glen’s car which had just exited a gas station.
One witness said, “The car was coming out from the gas station and the bus just crash up into it.”
Following the accident, surveillance camera footage from the gas station confirmed that the minibus was speeding. CCTV footage shows the car being driven onto the main road. Seconds after the car attempted to turn onto the eastern lane of the road, the speeding bus collided with it, causing both vehicles to turn over and land in a nearby drain.
