A toddler is now dead following an accident on Friday afternoon at East Canje, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne).
The car that was involved in the accident
Dead is two-year-old Jasmine Ross of Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam, Berbice.
The crash occurred at Cumberland Village at about 15:00.
Reports are that motorcar PGG 278 was proceeding north along the western lane at a fast rate of speed when the driver lost control of the vehicle and skidded onto the eastern lane and collided with a motorcycle bearing registration plate MR-1 which was proceeding in the opposite direction.
As a result of the impact the motorcyclist Marley Ross, 29, and the toddler who was the pillion rider were both flung into the air and fell onto the eastern grass parapet where they both received injuries about their bodies.
The car skidded further and ended up onto the eastern grass parapet and collided with a bridge and further into a fence on the said eastern side.
As a result of the impact, the driver and the occupants also received injuries about their bodies.
The car was being driven by a firewoman stationed at the New Amsterdam Fire Station and of East Canefield Settlement, East Canje.
At the New Amsterdam Public Hospital Jasmine Ross was pronounced dead on arrival, motorcyclist Marley Ross, occupants of the car Javeer Blair and Shavine Laundry was seen and examined by the doctor on duty and was referred to the Georgetown Public Hospital for further treatment.
The 28-year-old firewoman was arrested and she failed a breathalizer test, police said. An investigation has been launched.
