4 die in horrific EBD accident as truck slams into ‘U-turning’ car …7-year-old in coma

A tragic accident on Craig Public Road, East Bank Demerara, has resulted in the deaths of four persons and left a child in a coma.
Dead are Eric Christopher Thomas, 60; Annette Williams, 56; and Lynette Chapel, all of Charity Squatting area, Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam), and Evette Domingo, 53, a housewife from Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara (ECD).
The collision involved a motor lorry, GYY 9560, driven by Tyrese Bess, and a motor car, PPP 3034, operated by Stanley La Cruise, 57, of Mon Repos.
According to the Police report, the accident occurred around 20:00h when the motor car driven by La Cruise and containing five other passengers, was travelling south along the eastern side of the Craig Public Road.
However, La Cruise contradicted the Police’s version, asserting that six people were in the car with him, not five. Notably, among the victims was Evette Domingo, a 53-year-old housewife from Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara, who happens to be La Cruise’s wife.
She was among those injured in the accident and was taken to Georgetown Public Hospital in serious condition. However, Domingo subsequently died while receiving medical attention.
In the aftermath of the collision, La Cruise revealed that his now deceased wife’s seven-year-old nephew is currently in a coma, battling for his life. It was also revealed that at the time of the accident, Chapel was pregnant with her second child.

Survivor’s story
Recalling the moments leading up to the accident, an emotional La Cruise shared, “My wife was there. We were in our bed when they called me to pick them up from Mon Repos and take them to Diamond on the East Bank. Now they’ve died and my wife is dead.”
While the Police’s preliminary findings suggested that La Cruise attempted a dangerous U-turn, he contested this, explaining that he was already across the road when the motor lorry struck him from behind.
He recounted, “I missed the corner, so I went through the street and turned back to take them to the right corner. I saw the truck some distance away, so I crossed the road because from where he was, I could have crossed over. I was already over the road, and the truck hit me from behind. It came with speed.”
The impact inflicted severe injuries on all occupants of the motor car. The occupants were all transported to the Diamond Diagnostic Centre for medical attention. Thomas and Williams succumbed to their injuries at the scene of the accident, while Chapel died while undergoing treatment. Domingo, La Cruise’s wife, was admitted to Georgetown Public Hospital in serious condition but died on Tuesday.
La Cruise also shared his ordeal with law enforcement, revealing that despite his injuries, the Police took him into custody without providing necessary medical attention.
He shared, “I got hit in my chest. I am in pain, my whole face swelled up. …they [the Police] told me they would take me to the hospital, and up to now, I haven’t been taken. I didn’t even get to see my wife; my daughter called me and told me my wife is dead,” the man told this publication on Tuesday.
Thomas, Williams and Chapel recently travelled to Georgetown to attend the cricket games at the Guyana National Stadium.
Police have since launched an investigation. (G9 &G14)