Boat Captain succumbs after ATV accident

On Christmas Day, 53-year-old Clarence Williams of Port Kaituma, North West District (NWD) in Region One (Barima-Waini), sustained serious injuries after the All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) he was driving toppled.
Less than one week after the accident, he succumbed on Monday at the Georgetown Public Hospital. Police on Tuesday informed that he died about 18:50h and his body was transferred to the hospital mortuary to await a post-mortem examination.
On the day of the accident, Williams was driving an unregistered ATV. Reports are that Williams was proceeding north along the western side of Floor Access Road at Port Kaituma, at a fast pace, and while negotiating a right turn, he lost control of the ATV and it toppled in a north-westerly direction.
Williams was picked up in an unconscious state by public-spirited citizens and placed in a passing motor vehicle, which took him to the Port Kaituma District Hospital. As a result of the injuries he sustained, he was transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital for treatment. An investigation was subsequently launched into the accident. (G12)