Cop suffers head injuries, fractured hand after Corentyne accident
A Police Constable is currently hospitalised in a serious condition, nursing a fractured right hand and head injuries, following an early Saturday morning accident along the Corentyne Public Road, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne).
Based on reports from the Guyana Police Force, the accident occurred at about 04:30h on the Number 72 Public Road, Corentyne.
The accident involved a motor pick-up, PAE 1659, owned by the Guyana Police Force and attached to Springlands Police Station (Anti-crime) and driven at the time by the now hospitalised cop, and motor lorry, GLL 2841, driven by a 39-year-old of Number 75 Village Corriverton, Berbice, and 15 other occupants.
A part of the Police vehicle that was left stuck on the truck after the accident
Investigations so far revealed that the Police pick-up was proceeding south along the eastern drive lane while the lorry driver is alleging that he saw the pick-up proceeding on the western drive lane. Upon seeing this, the lorry driver said he swerved left to avoid a head-on collision, but despite his effort, the pick-up collided with the right-side cab of the lorry.
As a result of the collision, the driver along with two other ranks in the Police pick-up and the lorry driver along with occupants in that vehicle received injuries on their bodies. They were taken to Skeldon Public Hospital by public-spirited citizens. One of the Police ranks, an occupant in the pick-up, was treated and sent away, while the other was kept at the hospital for observation.
The driver of the Police pick-up was treated at the Skeldon Public Hospital for a fractured right hand and head injuries. He was later referred to the New Amsterdam Public Hospital and admitted as a patient. His condition is regarded as serious. (G8)
