Drivers involved in Berbice fatal accident granted station bail

…family calls for thorough investigation into accident

The two drivers who were involved in the fatal accident on the No 72 Public Road, Corentyne, Berbice, which resulted in the death of 63-year-old Laleta Rambaran and the hospitalisation of her husband were each released on $200,000 station bail.

Shevon Stewart was the driver of motor car PGG 6698 and Yogeshwar Dhaniram was the driver of motor car PMM 6565. They are requested to be at the police station on a daily basis until investigations are completed and charges are instituted.
It was reported that on April 21, 2020, the now dead woman and her husband, Rishiram Rambaran, were heading home on their motorcycle bearing registration number CE 8684.
However, motor car PGG 6698 was proceeding along the Public Road at a fast rate of speed as another motor car, PMM 6565, was heading in the same direction.
It is alleged that Rambaran made a sudden turn and ended up into the path of motor car PGG 6698.
As a result, the driver reportedly swerved to avoid a collision but the front left side of the motor car collided with the motorcycle. Both the now dead woman and her husband fell onto the roadway.
Nevertheless, motor car PMM 6565, which was close behind, reportedly ran over the injured woman as she was lying on the roadway.
She was picked up in an unconscious state and taken to the Skeldon Public Hospital where she was pronounced dead on arrival.
Her husband, who reportedly suffered injuries about his head, spine and right leg, was treated and transferred to New Amsterdam Public Hospital where he remains a patient.
Meanwhile, the injured man after regaining consciousness told a different story. He explained that he had indicated that he was about to cross the road but while doing so, the speeding car with plates PGG 6698 slammed into his motorcycle.
He noted that after falling on the roadway, he lost consciousness and later woke up at the hospital. He immediately asked for this wife but was not told of her passing at that time.
In an interview with Guyana Times, the couple’s son, Akash Rambaran, who resides in the United States, is requesting that a thorough investigation is carried out by the Guyana Police Force to bring those responsible for his mother’s death to justice.
He stated that the family is trying to cope with the tragic death of his mother.