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.