Woman dead, 2 others injured after minibus slams into fence

One woman is now dead while another is in a serious condition after the minibus in which they were travelling slammed into a fence at Brittania, West Coast Berbice (WCB), on Friday. The dead woman has been identified as 42-year-old Deoranie Sukhram of Dundee, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara (ECD).
The injured persons are 38-year-old Neola Barwell of El Dorado village, WCB, and the driver of the minibus, Ukhram Tillack of No 7 Village, WCB.
Based on reports received, the accident occurred at about 06:20h and involved a minibus bearing registration number BPP 7638 which was driven by a 40-year-old resident of No 7 Village, WCB.

Police stated that the vehicle was reportedly speeding along the wet road at Brittania Public Road and while approaching a right bend, the driver lost control of the minibus and slammed into a fence.
As a result of the impact, the driver along with Sukhram and Barwell received injuries about their bodies. They were pulled from the wreckage and taken to the Fort Wellington Hospital where Sukhram was pronounced dead on arrival.
The driver and Barnwell were reportedly transferred to the New Amsterdam Public Hospital where they remain in a serious condition.
Two days ago, Maxwell Mona, 55, the pedestrian who was struck down by a minibus along the Chester Public Road, WCB, succumbed to his injuries.
According to the Guyana Police Force (GPF), the labourer of Chester village died at around 05:55h on Thursday but the accident took place on Monday.
It was reported that the minibus was proceeding along the roadway when it was alleged by the driver that the pedestrian suddenly ran into his path.
The driver reportedly told Police that he applied brakes to avoid a collision but despite the effort, the left-side front portion of the vehicle hit the pedestrian. As a result, the pedestrian fell onto the roadway, where he received injuries about his body.
The injured pedestrian was picked up in an unconscious state by the driver and taken to the Fort Wellington Public Hospital, where he was seen and examined by a doctor who treated and transferred him to the New Amsterdam Public Hospital where he remained until his demise.
The driver is yet to be charged for causing death by dangerous driving.