Berbice man is Guyana’s latest road fatality

Oct 09, 2011 News

Another road accident has resulted in the death of a Berbice man and this has been described

The car which hurled Joseph Jacque several yards.

as one of the most gruesome road fatalities yet.
Joseph Jacque, also known as Jojo, a 34-year-old father of one, was killed early yesterday morning while on his way to his machinist job at Jumbo Jet, West Coast Berbice. He lived at 52 Stanleytown, New Amsterdam, Berbice. He rode to work each day.
His left leg was severed and his head crushed. There was a long bloody trail as the car dragged the body on the West Berbice Public Road.
It was alleged that he was killed by a speeding car that was trying to over take another vehicle. The driver was identified as Keshwar Raghunandan of Woodley Park, West Coast Berbice. It was understood that Jacque was reportedly exiting the gas station after purchasing gasoline when the car hit him.
There was one report that suggested that Jacque was trying to overtake a vehicle when he collided with the oncoming car.
According to Jacque’s family who gave the information as they received it, the man was on his way to work when he stopped to get some gas at a station. After receiving the fuel the man began to pull out of the station when the speeding car overtook a vehicle, swerved into Jacque’s path and struck him down. Kaieteur News was told that the accident occurred just before 8:00 hours.
The sister of the dead man told the paper that while she did not have details of what occurred, she was at home when she learned of her

The mangled remains of Joseph Jacque's motorcycle

brother’s demise via telephone. The woman said she was shocked and deeply saddened by the news.
Jacque died on the day his wife, Jonelle Haywood-Jacque, was celebrating her birthday.
This latest incident has increased the number of fatalities on Guyana’s roads to 82 accidents resulting in 90 deaths.

6 thoughts on “Berbice man is Guyana’s latest road fatality”

Guest October 9, 2011 at 9:26 am

could tell the impact that man body feel, from the way that wheel left.
truthfulbuddy October 9, 2011 at 10:54 am

With the immediate implementation of appropriate road signs,,,advertisement on the television,,an effort being made by the traffic department for the introduction of the road rules and law to an international standard,,,liscense being revoked after being warned thrice,,,for murder on the road license being siezed for five years,,,and the implementation of schools to be totally updated to international standards,,,,we all know that drivers license are bought ,without the knowledge of the rules of the road and having attended a driving schools of international standard. RADARS being placed on the roads with the police placed at stragetic points to monitor and seriously charge speeding drivers and those that do not adhere to the rules of law…
DeonHamilton October 9, 2011 at 8:00 pm

OMG………..another child lost a father…… so drivers be careful on the road….
HARDTRUTH_gal October 9, 2011 at 8:27 pm

sad
Stacey Humphrey October 10, 2011 at 12:12 pm

This is very sad my heart goes out to his family
Chaitram Raghunandan October 11, 2011 at 9:28 am

a bus hit him first! if the car hit him, don’t you think there would be damage to the car other than the wheel being broken? the car ran over him after he was knocked off his motorcycle.