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Two months after Mahaica accident, survivor still bedridden

Jan 25, 2010 News

On November 21, 2009, Clavia Williams and her one-year old son, Jonathan Bourne, were making a trip to the ancient county, Berbice, a trip which would be forever embedded in their memories.
As the minibus was travelling through the village of Mahaica, East Coast Demerara, it slammed into the back of a parked truck.
Six lives were snuffed out and eight others received injuries which scared them for life.
For the past two months, survivor of that horrific accident, Clavia Williams, has not fully recovered and remains bedridden.
One of the woman’s legs has steel and is not fully mended thus making her incapable of walking.
The mother of three said she depends solely on her children’s father and eldest daughter to get things done around the house and also to take care of her.
She said that all she resorted to on a daily basis is to sit and watch television and combing her daughter’s hair on weekends so that she could attend school.
She says some days are really good while some are unbearable because of the pain.
“I have a problem with my left leg but the pain moves all around my body and it is so hard; I have to use methylated spirits and pain killers to get relief.”
Williams’ one-year old son, Jonathan Bourne, was also involved in the accident but has made a full recovery. He had suffered from a fractured skull, but doctors had told relatives that as the child grows the fracture would knit back.  Yesterday when this newspaper visited the home, the toddler was very energetic and playing with his two sisters.
The woman remembered leaving the bus park and awaking in the hospital. Williams said that she cannot say for sure if the bus driver was speeding since she was asleep.
“I can’t say if de man was speeding or not because I was sleeping. What I remember is that he was driving slowly when we left the park,” Williams noted.
The mother said that she is very thankful to be alive, but at the same time she is pleading for the insurance company to render any assistance to the family.
“I would like the insurance company to render some sort of assistance because I cannot work and things are very difficult right now,” the woman said.
The accident claimed the lives of Joshua Johnson; minibus driver, Gary McAlmont; Troy Douglas; Cynique Fraser; Patrina Munroe, who were both teachers and 52-year old Mary Blair.
Also injured in the accident were Doreen Dutchin, Wayne Holder, Marvin Ramphal, David Budhran, Dhandar Drepaul, Vanetta Usher and Anille Arthur. (Latoya Giles)

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