2 die in separate road accidents

Two separate road accidents on Sunday have left two persons dead on the East and West Coast of Demerara (WCD). Reports are that at about 12:00h on Sunday, on the access road at Enmore New Housing Scheme, East Coast Demerara (ECD), 11-year-old Kimberly Singh died following an accident involving a Canter, GAH 1139, driven by her 40-year-old father. The child’s 32-year-old mother and three siblings ages three, four and eight were also in the vehicle. Enquiries revealed that the child’s father borrowed the Canter to take his family for a drive along the back of Enmore New Housing Scheme. The man said that he was traveling south along the access road at a fast rate with his wife and four children inside the vehicle when he lost control, causing the vehicle to end up in a nearby trench. All occupants sustained injuries and were taken by public-spirited citizens to the Enmore Regional Hospital for medical attention. However. The 11-year-old was pronounced dead on arrival. Her body is at Memorial Gardens Funeral Home, awaiting a post-mortem examination. Meanwhile, also on Sunday at about 21:15h, a hit-and-run accident on Ruimzeight Public Road, WCD, claimed the life of pedal cyclist Mohamed Shazaud Wahab.
Enquiries revealed that 41-year-old of Lot 16 Wallers Delight, WCD and his brother, Ahmad Wahab, were riding their bicycles side by side. Ahmad was closer to the white line, while Mohamed was more towards the centre of the northern carriageway. Ahmad told investigators that a white minibus, traveling east at a fast rate, struck his brother, causing him to fall onto the road.
Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) were summoned, and Wahab, who was unconscious, was transported to the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH) where he was pronounced dead on arrival. His body was escorted to Ezekiel Mortuary, awaiting post-mortem examination.
Police have since launched an investigation.