16-year-old injured in Bartica accident succumbs to COVID

Sixteen-year-old Angel Hope who was hospitalised following a two-vehicle smash-up at Byderabo Public Road, Bartica, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni), two Sundays ago, succumbed while being treated at the Infectious Diseases Hospital on Saturday last.

It was reported that 15-year-old Condolezza Nurse, 6-year-old Donaire Nurse, the now dead teen, Leona Gonsalves, 45, and Mark Nurse, 55, all of Mongrippa Hill, Bartica, Essequibo River, were injured and air-dashed to the city.
She was reportedly tested positive for COVID-19 and immediately taken to the COVID facility at Liliendaal where she was placed in the Intensive Care Unit. She, however, took her last breath on Saturday at about 08:30h.
The accident reportedly involved a motor pick-up bearing registration number GJJ 2802, driven by Mark Nurse and motor lorry GPP 406, owned and driven by a 47-year-old resident of Seventh Avenue Bartica.
Based on reports received, the pick-up was proceeding along the Byderabo access road at a fast rate of speed while motor lorry GPP 406 was proceeding in the opposite direction.
However, Mark Nurse reportedly lost control of the pick-up, resulting in it toppling several times before colliding with the right-side front of the motor lorry.
As a result of the collision, the occupants and driver of the pick-up were flung out of the vehicle and onto the roadway where they received injuries about their bodies.
They were all picked up in an unconscious state by public-spirited persons and taken to the Bartica Regional Hospital, where they were treated. Five of the persons were then referred to the Georgetown Public Hospital and as such, they were air-dashed to the city by members of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF).
A breath alcohol test was conducted on the driver of the motor lorry but there were no traces of alcohol in his system.