Pedestrian killed by speeding taxi at Kuru Kururu

A man, who was only identified as Michael Winter, was on Friday evening struck down and killed in an accident at Robin Corner, Kuru Kururu, Linden-Soesdyke Highway.
While details on the accident remain sketchy, and Police have not issued any statement, Guyana Times was informed that Winter was struck down by a motor car bearing registration number HD 4368.
A video seen by the publication showed Winter lying on the road, draped in blood as his family and friends were heard crying. Persons were heard telling the driver that he was doing “stupidness” and could not drive at a fast rate of speed on that particular road.
One woman said, “Children does be running up and down on this road and you cannot be driving on this road with all that speed, now look what happened.” Winter was later taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
This is the second person who was struck down and killed in the same area in just a matter of weeks.
Back in November, the Guyana Police Force’s (GPF) Traffic Department recorded a 71 per cent increase in road fatalities across the country, resulting in the deaths of a little more than 150 persons thus far in 2023.
Traffic Chief Mahendra Singh during the launch of the GPF’s Annual Christmas Plan, gave an update on the traffic situation in the country, covering the period January to November 2023.
According to Singh, a total of 2264 accidents have been recorded so far this year, reflecting a nine per cent decrease, or some 200 less accidents than the 2464 cases in 2022.
Based on the temporal and spatial analysis provided by the Traffic Chief, there were 129 fatal accidents during this period, compared to 81 such accidents last year; that is, a 59 per cent increase. This year, the fatalities from these accidents amounted to 151 – a 71 per cent increase from the 88 deaths in 2022.
The comparative figures show the following: five children were killed during the reporting period in both years. Serious accidents went down by 19 per cent, from 323 last year to 263 so far in 2023. There was a reduction in minor accidents, with 471 cases reported this year compared to 565 last year, representing a 17 per cent decrease.
A seven per cent decline was also recorded in the damage accident category, with 1401 cases reported in 2023 in comparison to 1495 last year.