1 injured as car slams into minibus in city

BY KIZZY COLEMAN

In the midst of Saturday afternoon’s traffic, a collision occurred between a blue Toyota Spacio and a minibus at the intersection of Camp and Lamaha Streets, Georgetown, leaving one person injured.
Reports indicate that the accident, which occurred at about 15:30h, was caused by the alleged reckless driving by the driver of motorcar PPP 7897.
According to reports reaching Guyana Times, the motorcar which was travelling East along Lamaha Street, attempted to breach the traffic light and slammed into the minibus that was proceeding South along the eastern Camp Street carriageway, about to cross over Lamaha Street.
The driver of the minibus, 32-year-old Akash Budram, of Lot 38 Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara, told this publication that he was at the corner waiting on the traffic light to turn green and as he crossed over Lamaha Street, the car which hurriedly breached the traffic light, slammed into the front of the bus.
The man stated that the car struck the front of his minibus and toppled into a nearby trench.
“All I notice is this car dashing into my way as I pulled off, so I pulled brakes but the car hit the front of my bus and toppled into that [Lamaha canal] trench,” Budram explained.
The driver of the motorcar, who refused to speak with this publication, sustained injuries to his head and arm and was taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he was treated and sent away. Public spirited persons acted quickly in rescuing the driver of the motorcar, getting him out of the sinking vehicle.
A traumatised passenger of the minibus related that she felt the impact and then saw the car plunge into the Lamaha canal.
“I deh in this bus and I felt an impact and when i looked up, I saw the car plunging into that trench,” the woman explained. According to the woman, all the passengers started to scream but escaped unhurt.
Both vehicles were badly damaged.
An investigation into the matter is currently ongoing.