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Boat collision victim still to receive compensation
-almost four years after
The man who was awarded $9.5M by Justice Franklin Holder after sustaining grave injuries during a
Tulsiram Sukdeo lost an eye in the mishap
boat collision in the Demerara River almost four years ago, is yet to receive a dime from the company that owned the vessel which supposedly caused the accident.
Tulsiram Sukdeo,60, of A and B Railway Line West Coast Demerara, lost his left eye and sustained a fractured skull among other injuries, after a vessel owned by an overseas company, SSR Incorporated, slammed into the speed boat which he had boarded at Vreed-en-hoop.
The man, who was in the waters heading to Georgetown, explained to this newspaper that he was sitting in the speed boat when he saw a “big boat” coming towards him. Sukdeo regained consciousness in the Male Surgical Ward of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) after being unconscious for several hours.
The pensioner, who struggles to make ends meet for his family, claimed that the accident was a result of carelessness by those onboard the US-based vessel.
However, while the company had denied being responsible for the accident, they had initially promised, in writing through their attorney, to contact and compensate Sukdeo. This, however, has not been done.
The former goldsmith is asking those in authority to assist him in his quest for justice since his income only comes from a monthly pension which cannot suffice his expenses.
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