Three men died in a four-vehicle accident at Unity, Mahaica on Saturday night and two others were injured.
Those who perished were 21-year-old Elijah Pellew of Lot 38 Unity, Mahaica; 21-year-old Raymond Rose of Lot 57 Supply, Mahaica and Shawn Persaud, 19, of Huntley, Mahaicony.
Police said that the accident occurred at about 10.04 pm on the Unity Public Road.
The accident involved a motorcycle ridden by Pellew with Rose as his pillion rider and motor car, PGG 9823 owned and driven by Balram Thuknauth, 21, of Lot 9 Huntley, Mahaicony. Persaud was a passenger along with Baskar Ramdeen, 19, of Lot 228 Back Street, Better Hope, East Coast Demerara (ECD).
Another motorcar, PAD 171 owned and driven by Keyon Stoute, 37, of Lot 69 Logwood, Enmore, ECD was also involved in the accident along with motor lorry, BMS 2 owned and driven by Bhupaul Bhagwandass, 51, of Lot 140 B Quamina Street, Georgetown.
According to the police, enquiries disclosed that motor car PGG 9823 was proceeding east on the northern driving lane of the Unity public road while motor car PAD 171 was proceeding on the opposite driving lane behind motor lorry BMS 2.
It was alleged by the driver of motor car PAD 171 that the motorcycle (with no lights on) overtook him in the said direction and collided with the right side PGG 9823, which caused the car to spin twice in the path of motor car PAD 171.
The driver of PAD 171 reportedly pulled left to avert a collision and ended up on the parapet of the southern driving lane. As a result of the crash, the biker and the pillion rider were flung off the motorcycle and struck the right side of BMS 2. They fell on the roadway, sustaining injuries about their bodies.
Persaud was pinned down to the right side front seat of PGG 9823 while the other occupant in the rear seat sustained injuries about his body.
The motorcyclist, pillion rider and two occupants of motor car PGG 9823 were taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital by public-spirited citizens. Pellew, Rose and Persaud were pronounced dead while Ramdeen was admitted, suffering from a punctured spleen. The driver of PGG 9823 was examined by a doctor who admitted him as a patient suffering from cerebral concussion.
The drivers of PAD 171 and BMS 2 are in police custody.
Stabroek News yesterday spoke with Lorraine Grenville, mother of Pellew, who said that her son left home around 5 pm to attend an event. She received information at around 9.55 pm that he had been involved in an accident The distraught mother said she inquired about the seriousness of the accident but no one gave her information and she took it upon herself to visit the accident scene where she discovered her son’s motionless body.
The inconsolable mother of four said Pellew, her second child was a jovial and peaceful individual. She said he had hopes of joining the Guyana Fire Service. Pellew’s friend Yohance McKay said that the deceased was a cautious rider. He also described Pellew as a loving and caring individual who was known to the community.
Meanwhile, Tambia Rose, sister of Raymond Rose said that Pellew and Rose left to attend an event at Melanie, ECD. The deceased’s sister also described her brother as loving, caring and compassionate.
“He was a very loving, and jovial person, was also willing to assist me in taking care of my son”, she said
Rose worked as a labourer but had great expectations of joining the Guyana Defence Force.
He has left to mourn six siblings.
