The police are investigating a fatal accident that claimed the life of a 28-year old occupant of a pickup after the driver lost control of the vehicle on the Mabura Trail in the vicinity of Marian Hill, Upper Demerara River on Friday.
Dead is Abdul Straker, 28, of Robb Street, Bourda, Georgetown. The police release stated that at the time of the accident, the pickup – PRR 4027, was being driven by Kenrick Brathwaite, a 28-year-old of Mocha. There were four other occupants of the pickup who, along with the driver, were admitted to Linden hospital.
Enquiries disclosed that the pickup was speeding south on the Mabura trail, and while negotiating a bend, the driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle then turned over and came to a halt on the side of the trail.
As a result, the driver and the five occupants were picked up in a conscious condition by public-spirited citizen and taken to the Linden Hospital Complex, for treatment for injuries received injuries. However, Straker died while receiving medical attention. The other four occupants and the driver were admitted to hospital
The four other occupants of the vehicle are: Winton Daniels, 28, of Mocha Housing Scheme; Keswin Howes, 23, of Providence, East Bank Demerara; Robin McKenzie, 29, of Robb Street, Bourda; and Kevin James, 29, of Robb Street, Bourda, Georgetown.
