An accident on Tuesday evening at the junction of Heroes Highway and the Diamond Main Access Road, East Bank Demerara, has claimed the lives of two persons.
Confirmed dead are three-year-old Chavina Elleanna Persaud, and 50-year-old Bhagat Singh.
The accident occurred at approximately 18.10 hours and involved motorcar, PAD 6435, driven by Daniel Gomes, a 21-year-old, with five occupants in the vehicle, namely: Britney Hendricks, 23; Ellie; Tresha Singh (age unknown); Bhagat Singh; and Emily Persaud, one-year-old, all of Providence Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara.
Investigations revealed that the car was proceeding south along Heroes Highway at a fast rate. As the driver approached the junction where the highway meets the Diamond Main Access Road, he failed to make the compulsory right turn and drove headlong into some concrete piles lying at the head of the road.
Currently, Heroes Highway southbound becomes a dead end at the Diamond Main Access Road and vehicles must turn right onto the access road The police said that there were reflectors and road markings placed for vehicles to turn west into Diamond Main Access Road only.
The impact of the collision caused the driver and occupants to sustain serious injuries.
According to the police report, three of the occupants, Emily, Elleanna and Tresha, who were all seated in the back seat of the car, were taken out by public-spirited citizens and rushed to the Diamond Diagnostic Centre. It has been confirmed that Elleanna died while receiving medical treatment, while the other two occupants were admitted for observation.
The ambulance arrived shortly after at the scene with a team of emergency medical technicians who after examining the driver and the two other occupants, took them to the Diamond Diagnostic Center.
Bhagat Singh was pronounced dead on arrival while the driver was admitted. Hendricks, however was referred to the Georgetown Public Hospital and admitted.
