Teen seriously injured in WCD 4-vehicle collision

A student attached to the West Demerara Secondary School is now in serious condition following a four-vehicle collision along the Vreed-en-Hoop Public Road, West Coast Demerara (WCD) on Wednesday evening.
Injured is 15-year-old Vidya Ishmail of Pouderoyen WBD.
Police have said that on the day in question, at about 22:00h, motorcar PTT 8247, driven by a drunken driver, reportedly made a U-turn and ended up in the path of a taxi, thus causing the collision.
The taxi then crashed into two other cars, PYY 131, which was proceeding along the roadway; and PLL 797, which was reportedly stationed on the parapet of the said road.
As a result of the collision, the occupants and driver of the taxi sustained injuries. They were taken to the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH) by ambulance, where they were treated and sent away. The teenager was, however, admitted there in a serious condition.
Breathalyzer tests were administered on all the drivers, and it proved that the driver who initiated the accident had more than the legal limit of alcohol in his system. He has been arrested, and is assisting with investigations.