A one-year-old child and a man died last evening after an accident at the Junction of Heroes Highway and Diamond Main Access Road, East Bank Demerara (EBD).
Dead are one-year-old Emily Persaud and Bagot Singh, 50.
In a statement today, the police said that the accident occurred at 6.10 pm. Those injured were Daniel Gomes, 21; Britney Hendricks, 23; Ellie Persaud, 2 and Tresha Singh. They are all residents of the Providence Housing Scheme, EBD.
Enquiries disclosed that motorcar #PAD 6435 driven by Gomes was proceeding south along the eastern carriageway of Heroes Highway at a fast rate. As the driver approached the junction of Heroes Highway and Diamond Main Access Road, where there is a Diversion with reflectors and road markings for vehicles to turn west (right) into Diamond Main Access Road only, the driver failed to make a right turn at the said Diversion and continued further south. In doing so, he collided with some concrete piles lying on the side of Diamond Main Access Road.
Emily Persaud, Ellie Persaud and Tresha Singh, who were all in the rear seat of the car, were taken out from the vehicle by public-spirited citizens and taken to the Diamond Diagnostic Centre where they were all seen and examined by Doctors on duty. Emily Persaud died while receiving medical treatment and the other two occupants were admitted for observation.
The Ambulance Services arrived shortly after at the scene with a team of Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) who checked and examined the driver along with the two other occupants, after which they were all placed into an Ambulance and taken to the Diamond Diagnostic Centre, where they were seen and examined by Doctors on duty.
Bagot Singh was pronounced dead on arrival and the driver was admitted as a patient. Hendricks was referred to the GPHC where she was further seen and examined by a Doctor on duty and admitted as a patient in the Critical Bay (Accident and Emergency Unit) at GPHC.