Sixteen-year-old Lakeram Sirkissoon of No 7 Village, West Coast Berbice (WCB), died after he was struck down by a car driven by a Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Corporal on Monday afternoon.
According to Police reports, the accident occurred at about 21:45h on the Number 6 Public Road, WCB, but Sirkissoon died while receiving medical attention on Tuesday.
Dead: Lakeram Sirkissoon
Preliminary investigations revealed that the GDF rank who was driving motor car PKK 7780 was transporting a male and female occupant, and was heading west along the public road.
The GDF rank told police that he saw a pedal cyclist attempting to cross the road and he pulled right to avoid a collision, but despite his effort, he collided into the rear of the said pedal cyclist.
As a result of the collision, Sirkissoon fell onto the road’s surface where he received injuries about his body.
He was picked up by public-spirited citizens in an unconscious state and taken to Fort Wellington Public Hospital where he was treated for head injuries and later transferred to New Amsterdam Public Hospital where he was admitted in a serious condition.
The occupants of the motor car were all treated and sent away. A breathalyser test conducted on the driver proved that he was above the limit of alcohol consumption.
Meanwhile, on Tuesday, Guyana Times contacted the teen’s aunt, Radika Kistoo, who stated that she was not at home on the day in question, however, when she returned, she was told that her nephew was involved in an accident.
She said she is unaware as to what transpired and where her nephew might have left to go, but she is of the belief that since it was Easter he went for a stroll.
“I can’t really say where he was going but all I know is that the GDF police was going to Georgetown when they hit him down and he [the GDF] rank was drunk…while they were operating on him [the teen] he died.”
The woman said her nephew’s passing has been a hard hit for the family since she has been taking care of him since he was 10 years old.
His uncle, Madamlall Persaud, told Guyana Times that his nephew’s father died some time ago and his family took the now dead teen and his siblings to live with them.
“His father died and his mother took someone else and the pickney them went orphanage and me start take care ah them…it is three of them… he stopped going to school because his mother took him back and only send he to school couple morning and then he stop go to school,” he said.
Persaud said his nephew was a very quiet and jovial person who never got into any problems. He is hoping that justice is severed at the soonest.
