1 dead, 1 hospitalised after crashing stolen car into utility pole
– 3rd accomplice escapes
A yet-to-be-identified male is now dead while one of his accomplices were arrested after crashing a motor car at Land of Canaan, East Bank Demerara (EBD), shortly after stealing the vehicle. The third man reportedly escaped from the wrecked car.
The accident reportedly occurred at about 02:15h.
The driver’s body on the roadway
Based on information reaching Guyana Times, the three men relieved a drunken driver of his motor car in the vicinity of the Soesdyke Junction, EBD. The driver, who was partying, was too drunk to drive home, hence he parked his vehicle in the corner of the roadway where he fell asleep.
The car that was hijacked
After removing the drunken man from the vehicle, the carjackers sped off but while in the vicinity of Baker Hughes, the driver reportedly lost control and collided with a utility pole. As a result of the accident, the driver died on the spot.
One of the men reportedly exited the car and attempted to escape but collapsed due to the injuries he received. He was subsequently collected by the Police and taken to the Diamond Hospital where he was admitted under guard.
This publication understands that after he was dumped out of the car, he stopped a Police mobile patrol and explained what had occurred. Initially, he told the Police that he was held at gunpoint and relieved of the car but later changed his story to say that the bandits were armed with knives.
The owner of the car has been contacted as investigations continue.
