Police are probing a fatal road accident that claimed the life of a 17-year-old student on Tuesday afternoon, along the Dartmouth public road on the Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam).
Dead is Yujraj Ram, a student of Anna Regina Multilateral Secondary School and resident of Lot 28 New Road, Essequibo Coast.
Reports indicate that the accident occurred at approximately 14:20h and involved a minibus, BAC 597. The vehicle is owned by its 34-year-old driver from the Charity Squatting Area.
Dead: 17-year-old Yujraj Ram
According to initial investigations, the minibus was travelling north along the Dartmouth public road when the teenager, who had just disembarked from another minibus heading in the opposite direction, attempted to cross the roadway. Police said Ram first paused upon seeing the oncoming vehicle before trying to run across, during which he was struck.
The impact caused the teen to fall onto the roadway, sustaining multiple injuries. He was rendered unconscious and was immediately picked up by the minibus driver, who transported him to the Oscar Joseph Charity Public Hospital.
Ram was examined by medical personnel and was found to have suffered head trauma and was bleeding from his nose and mouth. Despite efforts to save him, he succumbed to his injuries at about 15:20h while receiving treatment.
The body has since been taken to the hospital’s mortuary, where a post-mortem examination is expected to be conducted.
The driver of the minibus is currently in police custody at the Charity Police Station as investigations continue.
