Two elderly men have reportedly lost their lives along the East Coast Demerara Corridor between Wednesday evening and Thursday morning.
The dead men are former Region 10 Vice-Chairman Byron Lewis, a 78-year-old resident of Kwakwani Village in Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice); and 63-year-old Takurand Seemangal of Lot 157 Thomas Street, Georgetown.
Lewis reportedly died along the Bee Hive Public Road on Wednesday evening, while Seemangal died along the Good Hope Public Road on Thursday.
At the time of Lewis’s demise, he was reportedly getting his car towed when an incident occurred. The Police have said that accident occurred at about 20:00h, and involved motorcar PKK 3124, owned and driven by a mechanic of Kwakwani Village; motorcar PPP 5769, owned and driven by the deceased; and motorcar PJJ 8978, driven by a 33-year-old carpenter of Hope Lowlands, East Coast Demerara.
Ronis Lewis, son of the late Byron Lewis, who was driving PKK 3124, told investigators that he was towing his father’s car, PPP 5769, along the East Coast Corridor, and as they were proceeding along the Bee Hive Public Road, he observed motor car PJJ 8978 heading in the opposite direction at a fast rate of speed.
Ronis Lewis claimed that motorcar PJJ 8978 overtook a vehicle and ended up in his path, and as he attempted to avoid a collision, PJJ 8978 collided with the front portion of PPP 5769.
Both the carpenter and Byron Lewis sustained bodily injuries as a result of that collision, and they were both taken to the Mahaicony Cottage Hospital. Lewis was pronounced dead on arrival while Persaud was treated for minor injuries to his body. He was later taken into custody to assist with the ongoing investigations.
Takurand Seemangal lost his life at about 06:10h on Thursday after the vehicle in which he travelling crashed into a parked lorry at Good Hope, ECD.
Based on reports received, at the time of the accident, the vehicle GGG 6387, which is owned by Seemangal, was being driven by a 38-year-old resident of Shell Road, Kitty, Georgetown. Police said the vehicle was proceeding east along the northern carriageway of the public road when its left-side front portion collided with the right-side rear ofparked motor lorry GLL 3694.
The driver and Seemangal sustained injuries, and in their respective conscious and unconscious state were picked up by public-spirited citizens and rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where Seemangal was pronounced dead on arrival.
The driver was admitted as a patient at the GPHC, suffering from head injuries. Investigations are continuing. (G-12)
