A woman is now in the New Amsterdam Public Hospital after she was struck by a motor car along the Corentyne Public Road whose driver claimed that he mistakenly pressed the accelerator instead of the brakes.
The accident happened on Wednesday at 9.40 am along the Kildonan Public Road, Corentyne and involved Averion Bagot, 52, of Lot 10 New Savannah Park Housing Scheme, New Amsterdam, who was driving motor car PAF 4803 and Nafeeza Mohanlall, 41, of Yakusari, Black Bush Polder who was riding an electric scooter with Thakur Brijlall, 51, of Lot 1 A Kildonan Village, Corentyne.
According to information gathered, motor car PAF 4803 was proceeding west along the Bush Lot Public Road, Corentyne, allegedly at a fast rate behind the electric cycle which was proceeding in the same direction.