Police promise impartial investigation into LBI fatal accident
The Guyana Police Force (GPF) has promised a thorough and impartial investigation into the fatal accident that claimed the life of 60-year-old Salima Heeralal at La Bonne Intention (LBI) Railway Embankment, East Coast Demerara (ECD).
This assurance was given during a visit by senior police ranks to the grieving family’s home at Better Hope, ECD, on Friday morning.
The officers reaffirmed their commitment to conducting a fair investigation and provided an update on the current status of the probe. They also expressed sympathy for the family’s profound loss.
Heeralal was involved in an accident on September 29, along the LBI Railway Embankment. The accident, which occurred around 6:00h, involved two vehicles. According to police reports, a 21-year-old driver from Earls Court, LBI, failed to stop at the intersection with the embankment, colliding with the car in which Heeralal was a passenger.
Her husband, 58, was driving the vehicle when it was struck on the right side, forcing it off the road and into a bridge.
Bystanders rushed to the scene, pulling Heeralal and her husband from the wreckage. They were both taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC), where Heeralal was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
She later succumbed to her injuries while her husband was discharged. The 21-year-old driver remains hospitalised at a private city hospital as the police continue their investigation.