-four in critical condition
By Subhana Shiwmangal
Five persons died at Long Creek on the Soesdyke-Linden Highway yesterday after a head-on collision involving two cars and four others are in critical condition.
The five dead persons were identified as Rushell Leacock-Jones, Graduate Senior Mistress of Kwakwani Primary; her brother, Rehum Leacock also known as Eddo, 24-years-old of Kwakwani who was the driver of one of the vehicles; Dwaylon Farrell, Graduate Head of Department (GHOD) of Industrial Technology at the New Silvercity Secondary, Linden and the driver of the other vehicle; retired nurse, Urani Hall and Clinton Patterson.
The police say the accident occurred at 8.20 am. It involved two motor cars, one, a black with registration number PAF 6785 owned and driven by Rehum Leacock and the other, a silver-coloured car with registration number PTT 8159 owned and driven by Farrell, a 42-year-old of Herstelling Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara.