An accident at Cottage, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara on Saturday at about 03:00h has claimed the life of 28-year-old Collin Dowden of Belle Vue, West Coast Berbice, and has left three others with injuries about their bodies.
The accident involved motorcar PJJ 2006, being driven by 23-year-old Booker of Seafield, West Coast Berbice, with Dowden, Robertson and McDonald as passengers.
According to police reports, the motor car was proceeding in an easterly direction along the Cottage Public Road at a fast rate of speed when the driver lost control of the vehicle, and it veered off the road before crashing into a concrete and mesh fence then slamming into a utility pole on the southern grass parapet.
All four occupants of the car sustained injuries, and were rushed to the Mahaicony Public Hospital, where Dowden was pronounced dead on arrival.
The other occupants of the vehicle: Ron Robertson, 36, of No. 42 Village, West Coast Berbice; 17-year-old McDonald of Seafield, West Coast Berbice; and Booker, who had been driving the car, a resident of Seafield, West Coast Berbice, were treated and later transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital for further medical care.
The accident that claimed the life of Collin Dowden
Dowden s body has been taken to Bailey s Funeral Home to await a post-mortem examination. Investigations into the cause of the accident are ongoing.
This fatal crash comes just one week after another deadly accident had occurred on the Mahaicony public road, wherein 38-year-old Mark Williams of La Parfaite Harmonie lost his life in a hit-and-run incident.
Williams and his girlfriend Lisa Singh had been riding a motorcycle in the village of Now or Never in Mahaicony when they were struck by a vehicle. Williams died from his injuries, while Singh survived but suffered a broken arm and other injuries. The driver of the vehicle fled the scene, and police are still searching for that suspect.
The two back-to-back fatalities have raised concerns about road safety and visibility on the roads in Region Five, particularly on the Mahaicony stretch. (G9)
