Berbice woman dies following motorcycle collision

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– rider apprehended after fleeing scene

Dead: Shalini Jewlall
Dead: Shalini Jewlall

One person is now dead and another hospitalised after a motorcyclist collided with two pedestrians on Sunday in New Amsterdam, Berbice.

Dead is Shalini Jewlall, who succumbed to her injuries on Tuesday. She suffered broken limbs and massive head injuries.

Reports are that the 32-year-old woman and her daughter, Marleina DeSilva, were on their way to a shop and were attempting to cross Main Street, New Amsterdam, when a car which was approaching stopped to allow them to cross the road. However, the motorcyclist undertook the car and collided with both Jewlall and DeSilva.

Jewlall was picked up by her husband, Vidian DeSilva who was watching them cross the road. She was rushed to the New Amsterdam Hospital and later transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital for further medical attention but subsequently succumbed to her injuries.

Following the accident, the motorcyclist fled the scene but was seen by public spirited citizens attempting to escape in a nearby empty plot of land.

He was pursued and found lying face down under a clump of bushes bleeding profusely.

He was picked up and handed over to the Police, who took him to the New Amsterdam Hospital where he was admitted. Police have since confirmed that the 32-year-old motorcyclist of Fort Ordanance is hospitalised. His condition is listed as stable.

Jewlall was a charwoman attached to Distribution Serviced Ltd (DSL) and mother of one. Speaking with the media, the dead woman’s mother-in-law, Lelia DeSlva, said that Jewlall grew up as an orphan.

She said that for the past two years, her daughter-in-law’s focus has been on building her own house, which she had intended to move into within the next two weeks.

Police are investigating the accident.

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