A horrific accident that occurred early Friday morning, has claimed the life of a driver, and left several others injured, after a vehicle burst into flames following a head-on collision along the Eight Mile Trail (Teperu), Bartica.
Dead is 45-year-old Faizal Husman, known as “Junior”, of Four Miles, Potaro Road, Bartica.
The incident, which took place at approximately 6:45h, involved a motor pickup GJJ 4867, driven by Husman, and a motor lorry, GXX 6658, driven by 32-year-old Aubrey Ralph Gaskin of Grove, East Bank Demerara (EBD).
The lorry also had two passengers, Venish Sunnchan of Little Diamond and Shamar Henry of Tuschen Housing Scheme, East Bank Essequibo (EBE).
According to police reports, the lorry was travelling along the northern side of the trail at a fast rate when the pickup, heading in the opposite direction and carrying barrels filled with fuel in its tray, lost control and collided head-on with the lorry.
The burned vehicles that were left on the trail after the accident (Photo credit: EAP News Bartica Newsletter)
The impact left the driver of the pickup pinned inside his vehicle, which subsequently caught fire.
Public-spirited citizens quickly rescued the lorry driver and his passengers from their vehicle, then transported them to the Bartica Regional Hospital for treatment.
However, despite efforts by the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) to extinguish the blaze, Faizal Husman succumbed to his injuries, with his burnt body retrieved from the wreckage.
He was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital, where medical staff treated the occupants of the lorry for their injuries.
Sunnchan sustained a fractured right foot and was treated and discharged, while Gaskin suffered an abrasion to his right foot and was also discharged.
However, Henry remains admitted for observation.
The lorry driver is currently in police custody, assisting with investigations as investigations are ongoing.
The impact left the driver of the pickup pinned inside his vehicle, which subsequently caught fire.
