Latest update April 15th, 2025 7:12 AM
Latest News
- 7th oil project likely to cause higher cost-of-living for Guyanese – Exxon study reveals
- ‘Apologise and retract false statements or face litigation’ – Former GECOM Legal Officer tells Chair and CEO
- Conditions at Gaza hospitals ‘beyond description’ after Israeli attacks -WHO
- Teen arrested in connection with murder at Melanie
- Man pretending to be Housing Minister’s father charged with obtaining money by false pretense
Speeding results in another road accident
The crashed minibus
The Cemetery Road and Norton Street junction was the scene of yet another accident that left passengers of minibus BMM 9403 being rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) for injuries they sustained, yesterday.
The collision occurred approximately at 14:30 hrs after route 47 minibus, BMM 9403 collided with pick-up GNN 1016.
Three persons, including the driver of the minibus, were taken to the GPHC.
Residents in the area said that the minibus which was in the wrong zone was speeding while heading west on Norton Street with a load of passengers. The pick-up GNN 1016 which was heading south on cemetery road then collided with the minibus.
“Both of them driving them vehicles look like they were drinking,” one resident said.
According to Sheldon Anthony who was the conductor in the minibus, the driver of the minibus had the right of way on Norton Street when suddenly the pickup jumped the intersection at Cemetery Road and caused the collision.
However, the blamed game was being shared. The police arrived at the scene and subsequently removed the vehicles to the Brickdam Police Station.
Similar Articles
THE BLUNT OF THE DAY
Sports
Features/Columnists
Of Silk and Steel
Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- By the time the first container ship from China—the Liu Lin Hai—steamed into a port... more
Collaborative Government–Private Sector Action Imperative for a Resilient Trade Future
By Sir Ronald Sanders Kaieteur News- On April 9, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump announced a 90-day suspension of the higher... more
Weekend Cartoon
