Twenty- three-year old Mahindra Sugrim died at the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH) on Wednesday evening (September 16) after a speeding Toyota Tacoma truck slammed into his car on the West Bank of Demerara. Several persons were also injured in the accident.
It is suspected that the driver of the Tacoma was allegedly racing with another truck when he crashed into a white car, before colliding head on with Sugrim, who was driving the Blue Toyota Avensis.
Sugrim’s car ended up in a nearby trench, where he remained pinned inside the vehicle, before being rescued by residents. This newspaper understands that the accident occurred at approximately 20:45 hrs and that Sugrim was heading to La Grange, West Bank Demerara, while the Tacoma was heading in the opposite direction.
His cousin, Vijay Sugrim said that the now dead young man lived in Goed Fortuin, West Bank Demerara with his parents and younger sister. He was “spray painter”, Vijay said.
