Latest update January 17th, 2025 6:30 AM
12 injured in multiple vehicle smash-up at Good Hope
Twelve persons were rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) just after noon yesterday with injuries they sustained in a three-vehicle collision at Good Hope, East Coast Demerara.
The accident involved a minibus, a pickup, a parked car and two bicycles.
From left: Terrence Adams, Christen Pearson and Eslyn Hutson three of the injured passengers
Among the injured are Shonella Warren, 19, of 98 North Melanie Damishana, with trauma to her right foot, left hand and head; Adrian Campbell, 20, of 191 North Haslington, ECD, with trauma to the head and shoulder and abrasions to the left hand; Randy McKenzie, 22, of 258 B’ Non Pareil, ECD, with trauma to shoulder and forehead; Malaya Rock, 12 months, of 3 Church Street, Stanleytown, West Bank Demerara, with trauma to the forehead and arm; Eslyn Matton, 28, of 224 Vigilance, East Coast Demerara; Terrence Adams, 19, of 66 North Haslington, East Coast Demerara, with trauma to right side rib; Tishence Woolford, 27, of 192 Strathspey, with trauma to the left foot; Darshan Narine, 19, of 101 James Street, Annandale, with poly trauma and head injury; Angeline Summer, 17, of 116 Golden Grove, with poly trauma and lacerations to the right inner aspect of the leg; Ryan Adams, 37, of 24 Fifth Street, Non Pareil, East Coast Demerara, with trauma to the right side of the body; Terrence Adams, 40, of 240 North Haslington, East Coast Demerara, with trauma to the right wrist and Ravendra Lall, 20, 102 Annandale Market Road, with trauma.
Lall, of Annandale, and Narine were both on bicycles at the time of the accident with the latter being the most critical. However, reports are that all of the victims are in stable condition.
This newspaper understands that the collision occurred when the pick-up, which was proceeding east along the main East Coast Demerara highway, swerved into the path of the minibus which was coming in the opposite direction.
The impact caused the minibus to veer out of control, hitting the parked car and then crashing into the two pedal cyclists.
Fortunately more damage was avoided when the minibus came to a halt mere inches from some expensive vehicles that are being advertised for sale.
Gavin Adams, the driver of the minibus, accused the driver of the pick-up of causing the accident.
“I coming down the road, heading to town and the man mek a u-turn and knock de bus. After he knock de bus, I try fuh hold de bus from turning over,” Adams recalled.
Several passengers of the minibus supported Adams’s side of the story, despite a different version from the driver of the pick-up.
The pick-up driver said that all he felt was the impact of the bus slamming into his vehicle.
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