Berbice man dies, teen injured after car crashes into utility pole
A taxi driver was in the wee hours of Saturday killed while a teenager was injured after the car in which they were travelling slammed into a utility pole along Auchlyne Public Road, Corentyne, Berbice.
The dead man has been identified as 24-year-old Ezekiel Kampadoo of Tain, Corentyne. The identity of the 18-year-old male occupant of the car was not released but he is reportedly admitted at the Port Mourant Hospital.
Ezekiel Kampadoo
Police stated that the accident occurred at about 01:55h when the taxi driver lost control of the car which crashed into the electric pole and ended up in a nearby trench with its wheels in the air.
The accident involved hire car HD 2939, owned and driven by Ezekiel Kampadoo (now deceased), a 24-year-old of Tain, Corentyne. In the vehicle at the time was an 18-year-old from Whim, Corentyne.
The pole that was taken down by the speeding car
Investigations revealed that the car was proceeding along the roadway at a fast rate of speed when the driver failed to negotiate a right turn and lost control of the vehicle, which swerved onto the southern grass parapet and collided with a GPL pole.
The car in the trench after crashing into the pole
As a result of the collision, the car flipped several times and ended up in a trench on the southern side of the road. The driver and teenage occupant received injuries on their bodies.
They were both pulled from the wreckage by public-spirited citizens and taken to Port Mourant Public Hospital, where they were examined and admitted. The teenager suffered from abrasions to his body.
The car after being pulled from the trench
Due to the severity of the injuries the driver incurred, he was transferred to New Amsterdam Public Hospital, where he succumbed at about 03:30h while receiving medical attention.
His body is presently lying at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital’s Mortuary awaiting a post-mortem.
