The driver of a speeding car and a passenger died when the car collided with a container on the parapet alongside the public road at Le Destin, East Bank Essequibo on Monday.
Police said the incident occurred at about 06:00 hrs on Monday and involved motorcar #PXX 872, driven by Lechan Mangal (now deceased), 25, of Lot 5 De Kinderen ‘Old Road’, West Coast Demerara. Other occupants of the car were Stephon Anthony Basdeo (now deceased), 26, of Lot 1 De Kinderen ‘Old Road’, and Aubrey Hardy, 27, also of De Kinderen.
According to the police, investigations so far indicate that the car (PXX 872) was proceeding east along the northern side of the road at a fast rate when the driver lost control and collided with a container on the parapet. As a result of the collision, the three occupants sustained multiple injuries and were taken to the Leonora Cottage Hospital. Mangal and Basdeo were pronounced dead on arrival. Hardy, who sustained head injuries, was admitted to the Leonora Cottage Hospital where his condition was regarded as stable.
The bodies were escorted to Ezekiel Funeral Home, where they await post-mortem examinations.
