Speeding car jumps median, triggers 3-vehicle crash, several injured

…victim reportedly robbed while unconscious

Several persons were injured on Tuesday morning following a three-vehicle collision along the Rupert Craig Highway, in the vicinity of the UG Access Road, East Coast Demerara.
The accident, which occurred around 09:00h, involved a hire car, HD 3223, driven by 63-year-old Neil Lewis of Sisters Village, East Bank Berbice; a motorcar, PAK 9877, driven by Kamel Daniels; and a motorcar, PMM 3778, driven by Narayan Sikandar.

According to police reports, preliminary investigations revealed that Daniels was driving motorcar PAK 9877 at a fast rate of speed heading east along the northern lane of the highway. Upon reaching the UG Access Road area, he reportedly lost control of the vehicle, causing it to swerve south over the concrete median that separates the dual carriageway.
In the process, his vehicle collided head-on with Sikandar’s car (PMM 3778), which was heading west. The impact propelled Sikandar’s vehicle into the path of Lewis’s hire car (HD 3223), also travelling west on the southern carriageway.
The collision left all three vehicles extensively damaged.
Public-spirited citizens responded swiftly, transporting all five injured persons, including the three drivers and two male passengers, to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) for medical attention.
Sikandar, the driver of the motorcar PMM 3778, sustained a fractured right arm and was admitted for further care. Daniels and Lewis, along with the two occupants of the hire car, suffered injuries including chest pains and facial lacerations. They were treated and listed as being in stable condition.
Eyewitnesses at the scene confirmed that the speeding vehicle involved in the initial crash, a white motorcar, veered across the median and triggered the chain-reaction accident. One witness recounted that the driver of the speeding car appeared to be ejected from his seat due to the force of the impact and was in critical condition when pulled from the wreckage.
There were also reports of theft amid the chaos. According to family members of one of the injured drivers, valuables including a gold chain, iPhone, and wallet were missing by the time they arrived at the scene.
The third vehicle involved, the hire car, was reportedly pitched into a nearby trench following the secondary impact. The driver, who had been attempting to retrieve the vehicle, confirmed he would be seeking medical attention after complaining of chest pain.
Police in Regional Division 4C have since launched an investigation into the crash.