2 die in separate crashes involving car, trucks, electric bike

Two individuals lost their lives in separate road accidents on Saturday.
Dead are Deryck Singh of St Lawrence, East Bank Essequibo (EBE) and Carlos Eliber, a 34-year-old Venezuelan construction worker of Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara (ECD). Reports are that the first incident occurred around 21:10h on Greenwich Park Public Road, EBE, involving motorcar, PXX 9053, driven by 55-year-old Deryck Singh and two motor lorries, GAB 5416 and GAF 6756, driven by a 31-year-old male of Leonora, West Coast Demerara (WCD) and a 21-year-old man of Cornelia Ida, WCD.

Police reported that both lorries were traveling east along the northern side of the roadway when Singh’s car, traveling west in the centre lane, reportedly swerved north into the path of GAB 5416, colliding with the right-side rear wheel. The motorcar lost control, ending up on the southern lane facing west. GAF 6756, also traveling east, swerved onto the southern lane in an attempt to avoid the initial collision but struck the motorcar head-on. The impact left Singh pinned inside the vehicle with injuries across his body. Public-spirited citizens rushed to his aid, removing him from the wreckage.

He was transported in an unconscious state to the De Kinderen Regional Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival. His body is currently at Ezekiel Mortuary, awaiting a post-mortem examination. Police said that a breathalyser test conducted on the drivers of the two lorries revealed 0.71 and 0.72 micrograms of alcohol in the driver of GAB 5416, while the driver of GAF 6756 tested 0.5 micrograms. Both men remain in police custody, assisting with investigations. Just about two hours later, a second fatal accident occurred on Enmore Public Road, ECD, claiming the life of Carlos Eliber, a 34-year-old Venezuelan construction worker of Mon Repos, ECD. The incident involved motorcar, PAN 5007, driven by a 25-year-old man of Blossom Scheme, Enmore, and an electric cycle ridden by Eliber. Reports indicate that the motorcar was traveling west along the southern lane at about 23:50h when the cyclist crossed the road from north to south, entering the vehicle’s path. The driver reportedly attempted to swerve and apply brakes to avoid a collision, but the right-front portion of the car struck the electric cycle. The impact caused the cyclist to be flung into the air before landing on the roadway, sustaining multiple injuries. Emergency medical technicians responded to the scene and a doctor attached to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) pronounced Eliber dead. His body has been transported to Memorial Gardens Funeral Home for a post-mortem examination (PME).
Breathalyser tests conducted on the driver of PAN 5007 recorded 0.35 and 0.39 micrograms of alcohol in his breath. He remains in police custody, assisting with investigations.