Three persons including two children are now nursing bodily injuries after they were allegedly struck by a speeding car on Tuesday evening at Grove, East Bank Demerara. The injured are Kevin Persaud, Samuel Persaud, 3, and Shania Millington, 9, all of Brickery Public Road, East Bank Demerara.
Based on reports the accident occurred at about 18:45h as the driver of car HC 7037 attempted to swerve from hitting another vehicle which was in the process of making a u-turn in the middle of the roadway.
Injured, Samuel Persaud
Persaud was struck and flung onto the roadway while his son was flung under a parked vehicle and Millington into a nearby vehicle. They were picked up by the errant driver and dropped off at the Diamond Diagnostic Centre where they were admitted.
Persaud told Guyana Times that on the day in question he was heading home and decided to stop at the Community Pharmacy. He explained that he parked his car and crossed the public road in front of the pharmacy.
“I had Shania in one hand and Samuel in the other and as we crossed, I heard a screeching sound and as I looked up, I barely had time to react… the car slammed into me and the two children”. He added that he attempted to get up from the roadway but he had to be assisted by persons who had run to scene. “At that time, I looked for my son and Shania and it was then I saw them…both of them were bleeding…” he noted.
Persaud who is grateful that nothing serious happened to the children noted that the driver who caused the accident collected them with the intention of taking them to the Diamond Hospital.
“As we drove, I barely saw him passing the hospital and stopped him… as he stopped, I collected the two children and rushed into the hospital but it was time I saw the driver… he drove away”.
He recalled collecting the broken number plates of the car registered to Sherriff Taxi Service at the scene and handed over same to the police but it was his relatives who found the owner of the vehicle and ultimately, the driver.
Guyana Times understands that on the day of the accident, the driver celebrated his birthday at a creek and was heading home when the accident occurred.
He was arrested on Wednesday and is expected to make a court appearance shortly.
The police are continuing their investigations.
