Linden motorcycle/Jeep collision – Couple died from multiple crush injuries

Post-mortem examinations (PMEs) conducted on the bodies of Linden couple Sheshyka Ettienne, 21; and O’neil DeYounge, 24, who both died in an accident on Monday evening have given their causes of death as multiple crush injuries. The PMEs were conducted at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC) mortuary on Wednesday by Government Pathologist, Dr Nehaul Singh.
The couple was killed on Monday evening at about 20:30h in a collision along the Amelia’s Ward Public Road and Toucan Drive in Linden, Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice).
Reports are that a Jeep bearing registration number PSS 8812 collided with the couple’s motorcycle, CJ 6542 which was being driven by DeYounge of lot 78 Cinderella City, Amelia’s Ward at the time. Ettienne, a registered nurse of Lot 764 South Amelia’s Ward who was attached to the Linden Hospital Complex (LHC), was the pillion rider at the time of the accident.
The Jeep was reportedly proceeding West along the southern side of the road when the driver suddenly made a right turn North into the path of the motorcycle which was proceeding in the opposite direction.
DeYounge upon seeing this reportedly applied the brakes and lost control of the motorcycle as both he and Ettienne were reportedly flung onto the roadway and slid under the Jeep.
They both received injuries about their bodies.
The couple was picked up in an unconscious state and transported to the LHC where they were both pronounced dead on arrival.
The driver of the Jeep remains in Police custody as Police await legal advice on the way forward.
As the families of the couple continue to mourn their deaths, E Division (Linden-Kwakwani) Commander, Senior Superintendent Linden Lord and team on Tuesday conducted visits at their homes to offer condolences.
The team has since assured the families that a thorough investigation will be conducted into the accident.