See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:
The Guyana Police Force wishes to state that, following an accident tonight on the East Coast Demerara public road in the vicinity of LBI, the three Ballot Boxes which were being escorted from Berbice have been safely and securely escorted and handed over to GECOM headquarters in Georgetown.
The accident occurred at about 20:55 hrs tonight,involving Minibus #BAB 6899; Motor Car #PXX 7899 and Minibus #BAL 2180. Enquiries disclosed that Minibus #BAB 6899 was proceeding west on LBI Public Road, ECD, with Ballot Box #DF048 from Central Police Station under escort, behind that was Motorcar #PXX 7898, which was carrying Ballot Box #DF047 from Central Police Station, and Minibus #BAL2180 contained Ballot Box #DF050 from Whim Police Station. All of the vehicles were being escorted by Force Motorcar #PAB 8212, when an unknown motorcar drove north-west out of LBI Access Road into the pathway of the escort, causing the Police vehicle to apply brakes. In doing so, Minibus #BAB 6899 applied brakes, which led to Minibus #PXX 7898 colliding with the rear of Minibus #BAB6899, and then Minibus #BAL 2180 collided with the rear of Minibus #PXX 7899.
Due to the collision, several passengers received injuries and were immediately escorted to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation by the Police, and each respective Ballot Box was escorted to GECOM headquarters, safe and secured.
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