Father of 2 injured in 3-vehicle collision succumbs

A motorcyclist who was injured in an accident last Saturday evening along the Clifton Public Road, Corentyne, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) has succumbed to his injuries.
The dead man is 30-year-old Chandradat Allie, a father of two and resident of Lesbeholden, Black Bush Polder (BBP), Corentyne, Berbice. He had been driving motorcycle CJ 2990 when he was reportedly struck by a motor lorry. After spending several days as a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital, Allie succumbed to his injuries on Thursday morning.
Police have said that the truck involved in the accident was being driven by a 22-year-old man from Farm, Corentyne. A car that was also involved was being driven by a 32-year-old barber from Tain village.
The driver of the lorry reportedly told investigators that Allie, who was drinking at a popular bar in the area, had suddenly attempted to cross the road, and ended up in his path. He added that despite applying brakes, the right-side front of the vehicle collided with the right side of the motorcycle before plowing into the motorcar, which was parked.
Allie was picked up in an unconscious state and taken to the Port Mourant Hospital, where he was examined and later transferred to the New Amsterdam Public Hospital. He had undergone emergency surgery at that medical institution before subsequently being transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where he eventually died.
The late Chandradat Allie’s mother, Coonadavie Allie, has said her son had been severely injured. She explained that he had sustained a fractured skull and had damaged his liver and intestines. His lungs and kidneys had also reportedly been damaged, and one of his legs had almost been severed while the other had been fractured in three places.
But although he had been so severely injured, relatives and friends had been hoping for the best.
His mother said she had learnt of the accident from a doctor at the New Amsterdam Hospital, after her son had been taken there. She said that when she arrived at the New Amsterdam Hospital, her son was in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
“At one time, they told me that he is going down, and then they transfer him from there to Georgetown. And every day, three times a day, I was at the hospital, but he was not responding. His hands and feet were not moving, and his eyes remained closed. The doctors only telling me that he was stable but in a critical condition,” she said.
The lorry driver had been taken into custody, but after he had been administered a breathalyzer test, no alcohol was found in his system.
Investigations are ongoing. (Andrew Carmichael)