Police are investigating a serious accident which occurred at about 7.30 pm on Tuesday on the Soes-dyke- Linden Highway, which resulted in one person being hospitalised with a fractured backbone.
The accident involved motorcar #PAB 1807, owned and driven by Seon Sagon, a 40-year-old of Yarrowkabra Village, Soesdyke-Linden Highway, and motorcar #PYY 6817, owned and driven by Michael Major, a 26-year-old from Silver Hill, Soesdyke-Linden Highway, and occupant Joel Howell, a 23-year-old from Amelia’s Ward Linden.
The police said yesterday that enquiries disclosed that motor car #PAB 1807 was proceeding south along the eastern side of the highway when the driver of PYY 6817, which was proceeding behind in the same direction, started to overtake PAB 1807. In the process, the vehicles collided, and both drivers, along with the occupant, sustained injuries.
They were taken out of their respective vehicles, placed in a Police vehicle and escorted to the Diamond Hospital, where they were seen and examined by a doctor on duty. Major and Howell were treated and sent away.
Sagon was referred to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where he was further seen and examined by a Doctor on duty and was admitted as a Patient at about 11:40 hrs yesterday suffering from a fractured backbone
