2 dead as car, minibus crash on Linden-Soesdyke Highway

Police are investigating a fatal accident which occurred at about 05:10h on Monday that left two persons dead.
The accident involved motorcar, PLL 6554, owned and driven by Kowmalram Ramin, a 40-year-old from West Coast Berbice (WCB) and a lone occupant, Fitzgerald Authur Carter, a 29-year-old from Rosignol, West Berbice and minibus, BAE 1526, owned and driven by Immanuel Dorris, a 32-year-old from Central Amelia’s Ward in Mackenzie Linden.

Both occupants of the car died.
There were several passengers in the bus. Investigations revealed that the minibus was proceeding north along the highway whilst the car was proceeding in the opposite direction at Adventure on the Linden-Soesdyke Highway.
The minibus driver said he noticed the car approaching at a fast rate, and as it approached a section of the road that was under construction, the driver lost control of the car. The vehicle started to skid and ended up in the path of the minibus.
The minibus driver claimed that he applied the brakes but could not avoid a collision. The driver and occupant of the car, as well as the driver and passengers of the minibus, all received injuries. The minibus driver and passengers were assisted by public-spirited citizens and conveyed to Linden Hospital Complex, where they were all seen and examined by doctors on duty, and kept for ‘observation’.
The driver and occupant of the car were taken out of the vehicle, and escorted by the Police to the Linden Hospital Complex, where they were seen and examined by a doctor on duty and they were both pronounced dead-on arrival. Their two bodies were escorted to Linden Hospital Complex Mortuary, awaiting post-mortem examinations.
Investigations continue.