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Three escape death
The top of the pole with all the connections came crashing down on the car
…after horrific crash on Mandela Avenue
Shortly after 05:00 hours yesterday, a car, PKK 5001, slammed into an electrical pole supporting high tension electric wires and a pre-paid meter assigned to the Chinese Embassy.
The impact snapped the pole and caused the top with all the connections to come crashing down on the car which was heading north along Mandela Avenue in the vicinity of the Botanical Gardens. Three people were in the vehicle at the time. They must have been going home after a late night session.
The evidence suggests that the driver may have fallen asleep because the car veered across the road to hit the pole on the eastern side.
The impact and the collapse of the pole plunged much of south Georgetown into darkness. Meanwhile, live high tension wires were stretched across the road.
The emergency crew from Guyana Power and Light were rushed into action to de-energise the area and to isolate the damaged wires.
For most of the morning the Chinese Embassy was without power.
The accident snarled traffic along the major thoroughfares in the neighbourhood—Mandela Avenue, Homestretch Avenue and Vlissengen Road. Traffic ranks were forced to control the intersections.
The injured occupants of the car were rushed to a private hospital where their conditions remained unknown.
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