Three children are now patients at the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH) nursing severe head injuries after the Route 32 minibus in which they were travelling slammed into a Toyota Runx at Kastev, West Coast Demerara (WCD) on Tuesday morning. They are presently in a stable condition.
The accident occurred around 09:00h. The three children, aged six to eight, were being accompanied by their mother to school when the driver of the minibus lost control and collided with the Toyota motor car, HC 4537, which was attempting to make a U-Turn on the roadway.
As a result of the collision, the car ended up in a nearby trench, but not before crashing into a canter truck bearing registration number GMM 5017 and a parked Toyota Spacio with plates, HC 1607.
When Guyana Times International arrived at the scene, the mother of the children was screaming as she held them in her arms. They were bleeding profusely from their heads.
The woman and her children were picked up and taken to the Leonora Cottage Hospital where they were treated and subsequently transferred to the West Demerara Regional Hospital.
Public-spirited citizens were seen attempting to remove the driver of the minibus from the wreckage. His feet were reportedly crushed.
After being pulled out, the driver related that the driver of the Runx turned into his path and as such, he was unable to avoid hitting him.
“Is he fault, he unlicensed plus he saw me coming and he still turn, I couldn’t have done anything, bai,” the man, whose name was given only as Tiwari, alleged to this publication.
On the other hand, the driver of the Runx told the Police that he did indeed see the bus approaching him, but made a terrible misjudgement. The minibus, according to him, was speeding.
“I thought that I could’ve made the turn before the man reach, but he end up hitting me…de man de speeding,” he stated. In addition, it was later learnt that the driver of the Silver Runx was unlicensed.
Investigations are ongoing.
