Having been involved in an accident at Recess Public Road, Mahaicony, ECD last Wednesday, February 22, Danny Samuels, a 56-year-old construction worker, and his 7-year-old grandson Vishnu Samuels – both of Lot 13 Dundee Village, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara – are now slowly recovering at home.
According to Danny Samuels, on Wednesday, February 22, at about 11:30h, he was driving a Canter with Vishnu as an occupant, and there were two cars behind their vehicle at Recess, Mahaicony when the accident occurred.
The injured seven-year-old Vishnu Samuels
Samuels is alleging that the driver of a white car which was proceeding in the opposite direction lost control of his vehicle and it collided with the right side of his Canter before slamming into the two cars that were behind him. According to Samuels, shortly after the crash, he heard a loud explosion and his lorry burst into flames.
“The man just drive and he knock me [Canter] on me gasoline tank at the side. After the man knock the tank, me only hear, ‘Vupe!’ The gasoline tek off with bare fire, and me just scramble me grandson and me push the door and me come out. The fire was in front the door, and me had to come out, and then me start get the burn,” Samuels recalled.
The injured Danny Samuels
Samuels and his grandson were both taken to the Mahaicony Cottage Hospital to be treated for the burns they sustained. Samuels received burns to his face, neck, feet and hands, while his grandson received burns to the left side of his face and to his left hand.
“Ah deh in bare pain! Pain too much!” Danny Samuels bemoaned. The incident has been reported at the Mahaicony Police Station.
According to Samuels, he and his grandson were heading home from Abary, West Coast Berbice when the accident occurred. His vehicle has been completely destroyed, and he estimates his loss at $1.3M.
The other vehicles that were involved in the accident
“Me glad if me can get back me Canter and if he [car driver] can compensate me… When me come from hospital, me hear dem give the man bail. I am in a critical condition here, I can’t walk. I want justice.” (Andrew Carmichael)
