The fourth person who was injured in an accident at Fort Wellington Public Road, West Coast Berbice (WCB), which has already claimed three lives, succumbed to injuries while receiving treatment at the Georgetown Public Hospital.
The dead man has been identified as Lakeram Mangal, 57, of Lot 696 Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam, Berbice. Police stated that Mangal died at about 19:30h on Saturday.
His body was taken to the hospital’s mortuary awaiting a post-mortem. It was reported that on Monday last at about 04:30h, motor car HC 6077 was proceeding along the Fort Wellington Public Road at a fast rate of speed and while negotiating a left bend, the driver lost control of the vehicle and collided with a concrete fence in front of GECOM’s office. The car then slammed into a utility pole and toppled several times before coming to a halt. At the time, it was raining.
The driver, 23-year-old Carlos Edwards Jr of Lot 39 Stanleytown, New Amsterdam, along with passengers, 61-year-old Hookumchand Parmanand of No 36 Village, Corentyne, and 36-year-old Shabana Latif of Brothers Village, East Bank Berbice, were pronounced dead on arrival at the Fort Wellington Public Hospital.
However, the now dead Mangal along with 27-year-old Joycelyn Cole, and a six-month-old baby girl were treated and later transferred to New Amsterdam Public Hospital for further medical treatment.
Based on reports, Mangal was being treated for lacerations to his head, and his condition was listed as critical but stable. As such, he was referred to the Georgetown Public Hospital.
It was reported that on Monday last at about 04:30h, motor car HC 6077 was proceeding along the Fort Wellington Public Road at a fast rate of speed and while negotiating a left bend, the driver lost control of the vehicle and collided with a concrete fence in front of GECOM’s office. The car then slammed into a utility pole and toppled several times before coming to a halt. At the time, it was raining.
