A Police Sergeant attached to the Brickdam Impact Base was seriously injured following an accident involving an ATV that he was driving and a motor lorry along Lamaha Street, Tucville, Georgetown on Friday.
According to the Police, at around 12:30h on Lamaha Street, Tucville, Georgetown, the ATV CR6202 was proceeding west along Lamaha Street when motor lorry GAG 7559, which was travelling in the opposite direction, allegedly swerved into its path, resulting in a head-on collision.
The Sergeant was thrown onto the roadway and sustained injuries to his body.
He was picked up in a conscious condition and taken to the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) Headquarters after which he was transported to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) where he is currently being treated.
He reportedly suffered a fractured left leg and other injuries. The driver of the motor lorry, a Cuban national was taken into custody and the lorry lodged at the East La Penitence Police Station, as investigations continue.
CCTV footage on social media however, shows the police sergeant swerving into the truck that had slowed down for other traffic on the road when the ATV slammed into it.
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