Latest update June 16th, 2026 12:40 AM
Man trapped for almost an hour in mangled minibus
A man miraculously escaped death yesterday afternoon despite being pinned in a seat for close to an hour after the minibus in which he was travelling, swerved from another car and ended up losing control, slamming into a parked Toyota Rav 4 at Durban and Smyth Streets.
The trapped man grimaces as he awaits assistance
The accident occurred shortly after 17:00hrs, when eyewitnesses say that the minibus driver, Frances (only name given), who was heading east along Durban street, swerved to avoid a car attempting to cross Smyth Street and ended up losing control and slamming the stationary car on Durban Street.
Fifteen persons, inclusive of the driver and the conductor, were in the bus. No one was seriously injured except for the man who was trapped in the bus. He was eventually freed after valiant efforts by passersby who were helped by fire-fighters, and was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation.
According to the conductor, they had just left the park when the incident occurred. “We were driving and a car suddenly came in front us at Smyth Street, so we swerve from it and ended up hitting that other car.”
The driver has since been detained.
Meanwhile, the owner of the Rav4, Deryck King, told Kaieteur News that he had just parked his car and was crossing the road when he saw the bus heading in his direction.
“I thought it would have hit me, but then I heard something go ‘bam’ behind me and when I looked back, I saw it had slammed into my car.”
King averaged that the vehicle was travelling at least100 kilometres per hour.
Freed at last! Rescuers rush the victim off to hospital
At the scene yesterday, persons were saying that that particular bus normally drives at a fast rate every day.
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