Several persons are now injured following a five-vehicle accident which occurred on Wednesday morning along the Rising Sun Public Road, West Coast Berbice (WCB).
Public-spirited citizens assisting one of the drivers in removing his wrecked car
One of the vehicles involved in the accident is motor car PLL 5896, which was being driven by 23-year-old Odinga Hercules, a Police Constable attached to the Traffic Department at the Cove and John Police Station. Also in that vehicle was a 15-year-old President’s College student.
The other vehicles are motor car HB 6383, which was being driven by 40-year-old Delroy Fraser of New Amsterdam, Berbice, and motor car HC 7137, which was being driven by 32-year-old Kellon James of Georgetown. Motor car HC 7137 had two occupants: Rebecca Crossman, 52, and Thandie Crossman, 27.
Also involved in the accident were motor car PYY 9093, which was driven by 26-year-old Osricks Reynolds; and minibus BYY 2757, which was driven by 29-year-old Delroy Lawrence.
One of the damaged cars in the WCB accident
Reports are that motor car PLL 5896 was proceeding east along the northern side of the road at a fast pace, behind the minibus and motor car HC 7137.
In the process of overtaking the vehicles, motor car PLL 5896 collided with HC 7137, causing it to hit the rear of the minibus. Motor car PLL 5896 then collided with motor car HB 6383 and PYY 9093, and then eventually crashed into a utility pole.
As a result of the collision, the drivers and occupants of motor cars PLL 5896 and HC 7137 sustained injuries about their bodies.
They were picked up and taken to the Fort Wellington Hospital and later transferred to the New Amsterdam Hospital for treatment.
Rebecca and Thandie Crossman were admitted for fractured hips, Odinga Hercules for a fractured right foot, Shaina Giddings for a fractured right arm, and Kellon James for observation.
