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Trucks collide at Bartica

Jan 20, 2011 News

Another accident occurred on the road ways of Bartica, yesterday, around 12:45 hours at  the  junction  of  Sixth Avenue  and  Third Street, Bartica.
This accident involved a Bedford army type motor lorry, GLL 9300 owned by   Krishnadat  Persaud  of  Lot 39  Sixth Avenue,  Bartica, and  driven  by 19-year-old  Ameallo  Boodne,  and  Bedford  army  type  motor lorry,  GLL  6058  owned  by  Ganga Persaud  of  Lot 160  Mongrippa  Hill,  Bartica, and driven  by  ‘`Romel’.
The vehicle GLL 9300 was   travelling south along Sixth Avenue   and was approaching  the  Third  Street  junction  when  it  collided   with GLL  6058  that  was  travelling westward  along  Third  Street. The latter was laden with 21 drums of fuel when  the  collision occurred .
On  impact  GLL 6058  turned   turtle  and  spilled  the  drums  of  fuel .  No   casualties resulted from this collision. Both drivers who were the sole occupants of the vehicles escaped   without injuries.
This is the second. major road  accident  to occur on  Bartica this month. The first  occurred  on  New  Year’s  Day  last  when  a  silver coloured  car  some  how  managed  to  turn turtle  after slamming  into  a  wooden  bridge  and  destroying  it on  Sixth  Street  between  First  Avenue  and  Second Avenue .
Bartica   for  the  latter  half  of  2010  witnessed  a  series  of  road  accidents. An  eight-year-old child   died  as  a  result  of one of them that involved  an  ATV  Motorcycle .
And the Bartica  Police are  investigating  the  circumstances  surrounding  an  altercation  between  two  female  teenage students  that  resulted  in  one  receiving  stab  wounds  about  the  body  from  a  male  bystander .
This  incident occurred  around   15:00 hours yesterday, at  the  junction  of  Fifth  Street  and  Fourth  Avenue,  Bartica.

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