Duo died from drowning, blunt trauma to head – PM

Bee Hive accident

The post mortem performed on the bodies of Varshni Khemraj and Satyanand Harripersaud, who lost their lives after the car in which they were travelling collided with another vehicle and ended up in a trench, determined that they died as a result of drowning and blunt trauma to head.
The autopsies were conducted by Dr. Nehaul Singh at the Georgetown Public Hospital on Friday, and his findings confirmed that the teenager of East Canje Berbice and the 27-year-old man of Lot 97 Sawah Village, Cane Grove, East Coast Demerara were under the influence of alcohol at the time of their demise.
The bodies were handed over to their relatives to make funeral arrangements.
This accident occurred on Sunday last at about 22:15h, when the car Harripersaud was driving, PSS 9153, allegedly swerved into the path of motor car PTT 5270 and a collision resulted.
Upon impact, Harripersaud reportedly lost control of his vehicle, and it ended up submerged in a nearby canal. After several minutes under water, the duo were eventually extracted from the vehicle and rushed to the Mahaicony Cottage Hospital, where they were pronounced dead on arrival.
The driver of the other car, who hails from Atlantic Gardens, East Coast Demerara, was unhurt. A breathalyser test to which he was subjected found no trace on alcohol in his system. He was subsequently released as Police continue their investigations.
The parents of the dead man told Guyana Times he had returned to Guyana only a few days prior to the accident. He was due to attend a wedding ceremony of a close relative. However, on the night of the fatal accident, the young man left home to meet his friends at the KK Service Station.
His parents received the dreaded news of his demise at about 23:00h. His mother reportedly rushed to the Mahaicony Cottage Hospital only to see her son’s motionless body. There were no visual injuries about his body.
The female teenager was spending time at an aunt in Mahaica, and on the night of the fatal accident, had gone with a cousin to the said location to engage in a “lime”.
She and Harripersaud had reportedly left the KK Service Station and had gone in search of food. On their way back to the service station, they met their demise. They are expected to be laid to rest in the new week.