72-year-old woman dies in ECD accident

Police are investigating a fatal accident that occurred on Monday along the Dutch Four Public Road, East Coast Demerara (ECD) which claimed the life of a 72-year-old woman of Corentyne, Berbice. Dead is Grace Lyte. Reports are that the accident, which occurred at about 07:30h involved motorcar, PAH 8915, owned and driven 46-year-old Thaddeus Lyte of Corentyne, Berbice, with the pensioner as his only his occupant. The other vehicle was motor lorry GAG 8567, driven by a 22-year-old resident of Soesdyke. Police said that preliminary investigations revealed that the lorry was proceeding east in the northern lane at an estimated 40 kmph, while the motor car was heading west at a fast rate. The car reportedly overtook a line of traffic and collided head-on with the lorry in the southern lane. Both vehicles ended up in a trench on the southern side of the road.
As a result of the collision, both the driver and occupant of the car sustained injuries. Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) responded and the injured were taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC). While both were admitted in a conscious state, the 72-year-old woman succumbed to her injuries at about 09:30h. Her body has been placed in the hospital’s mortuary, pending a post-mortem examination. The driver of the car was treated and discharged. He is currently in police custody, assisting with the investigation.