26-year-old Christopher Chan of Friendship, EBD, succumbed to his injuries one day after his vehicle toppled then struck a sign board along the Land of Canaan Public Road, East Bank Demerara (EBD).
Dead 26-year-old Christopher Chan
Chan reportedly never regained consciousness, and died at around 10:30hrs on Wednesday while receiving medical attention in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC).
Guyana Times understands that the 26-year-old, who is a taxi driver, was heading to work at the time of the incident.
According to reports received, the young man was attempting to overtake 2 vehicles and subsequently lost control of his motor pickup.
In a video which surfaced on social media, the pickup was seen toppling several times before colliding with a sign board on the road, within the vicinity of the Falls Gas Station.
A relative of the deceased, who wished to remain anonymous, told Guyana Times that following the incident, the young man was rushed to the Diamond Hospital, after which he was then transported to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC) to receive further treatment.
This publication understands that a CT scan conducted on Chan revealed that he had sustained several fractures to his head.
Investigations are ongoing.
