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Police investigate death of taxi driver, passenger
Dead: Sarfraz Ali
A taxi driver for over a decade, 33-year-old Sarfraz Ali called “Anaconda” left his Lot 14 Sarah Johanna, East Bank Demerara home and never returned to his two children and pregnant wife Sunday night.
He crashed his taxi HB 6611 into a median at Long Creek, Soesdyke/Linden Highway killing himself and passenger 50-year-old Joel Mohamed, of Dora, Soesdyke/Linden Highway about 20:00hs.
The car was taken into police custody and impounded at the Long Creek Police Station on the Soesdyke/Linden Highway.
According to police, investigations revealed that Sarfraz Ali was driving motor car HB 6611 along the roadway at a fast rate, when he lost control of the vehicle which turned turtle several times.
Sarfraz Ali and Joel Mohamed sustained injuries and were taken to the Diamond Diagnostic Centre where they were pronounced dead on arrival.
Reports are that Ali picked up Mohammed on the Highway and the men were heading to Georgetown at the time of the accident.
One eyewitness told this publication that when they raced to the scene, Mohamed was already out of the car and Ali was climbing out of the car.
“Like the impact pelt the other man out the car but Ali climb out the car and as soon as he reach out he fall down and left right deh.”
By the time other public spirited citizens reached to offer assistance both men appeared dead. They were placed in the back of a pick-up and transported to the Diamond Diagnostic Centre.
Ali’s sister, Zubeda Ali said that she last saw her brother Sunday morning. The distressing call to inform the family of his demise came at 20:30 hrs. Relatives at the man’s residence were in shock. The man’s sister described him as a hardworking and lovable person who always had a smile on his face.
Other relatives said that the highway is sometimes very foggy and this may have contributed to the fatal accident since Ali is known as a good driver. When questioned if he was intoxicated, his sister denied such allegations.
But associates of the dead man at the hospital commented that he was drinking heavily hours before the accident.
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