Thirty-year-old Sherry Alica Jaigobin of Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice (WCB), Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice), who was injured in an accident that claimed the life of her husband on Thursday, remains in a critical condition.
The accident reportedly took place in the vicinity of the Berbice River Bridge Road, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne).
The car, PYY 6586, in which the couple was travelling
When contacted on Sunday, Commander of Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne), Senior Superintendent Jairam Ramlakhan related that the woman is still in an unconscious state. Her condition is being monitored.
Since the accident, doctors have been trying to stabilise and nurture the mother of one back to full strength, but they have been unsuccessful.
It was reported that on the day in question the now injured woman and her husband, 33-year-old Vijay Jaigobin, a goldsmith, was travelling along the access road to the bridge at a fast rate of speed. As a result, the man lost control of the vehicle, slammed into a concrete culvert, and ended up in a nearby trench. The car came to halt with its wheels in the air.
Vijay Jaigobin and Sherry Alica Jaigobin
Public-spirited persons rushed to the scene and managed to pull the injured couple from the wreckage. They were taken to the New Amsterdam Public Hospital where the man was pronounced dead on arrival and his wife was admitted as a patient.
