Woman dies after being flung from out-of-control car into trench

A 41-year-old woman died on Thursday after she was flung out of a car after the driver lost control and the vehicle landed in a trench along the Enmore Public Road, East Coast Demerara (ECD).
Dead is Samantha Moffatt, of Lot 30, Block 20 Haslington New Scheme, ECD.
Reports are that at 05:00h on Wednesday, motor car PZZ 7712, driven by a 24-year-old of Lot 78 Middle Walk, Buxton, ECD, was proceeding eastward along the northern driving lane on the Enmore Public Road at a fast pace when the driver lost control and the vehicle ended up in a trench on the southern side of the road.
Police said that as a result, Moffatt, who was seated in the front passenger seat, was thrown from the car and into the trench, where she received injuries about her body.
She was picked up by public-spirited citizens in an unconscious state, and taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital by Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT), along with the driver, who, Police said, fled on arrival at the hospital.
Moffatt was admitted, but later succumbed while receiving medical attention. Her body has since been moved to the hospital’s mortuary to await a post-mortem examination. Police said that efforts were being made to apprehend the driver.