A 62-year-old woman is one of the latest hit and run victims. The elderly woman is currently nursing
Bhagmania Badurma
a fractured skull and several injuries about her body at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC).
Bhagmania Badurma, the victim, recalled that around 12:45 hours last Friday she was standing at the junction of Saffon and Sussex Streets, Georgetown, waiting to cross the road when she was struck down by a car that sped away.
The accident happened quickly and eyewitnesses were unable to obtain the vehicle’s licence plate number. The matter was reported to the police and they are currently carrying out investigations.
Despite appeals by the Guyana National Road Safety Council and other bodies for drivers to be cautious and caring towards pedestrians on the roadways, this falls on deaf ears.