[www.inewsguyana.com] – The police are investigating a fatal accident that occurred at about 21:30 hrs on Sunday November 15, 2015, at Bath Settlement Public Road, West Coast Berbice, and which resulted in the death of pedestrian Omar Veerasammy, 11 years, of Block ‘D’, Bath Settlement.
Investigations revealed that the driver of motor car – PRR 2661 – was proceeding along the roadway, when it collided with another car that was coming in the opposite direction and then hit two pedestrians who were standing on the southern side of the road.
The pedestrians were taken to the Fort Wellington Hospital where Somraj Harricharran was admitted and Veerasammy was pronounced dead on arrival at Mahaicony Hospital.
The driver is in police custody assisting with the investigations.
