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Driver narrowly escapes plunging into Demerara River
A driver narrowly escaped plunging into the raging Demerara River around 20:45 hrs yesterday after his car veered off the Demerara Harbour Bridge during a light shower.
The vehicle, PPP 6079, was left dangling precariously on a pontoon beneath the retractor span.
The driver, who identified himself as A. Hunter, told Kaieteur News that he was heading west down an incline on the bridge during a slight drizzle, when he applied his brakes in an attempt to slow down.
The vehicle hangs precariously on the bridge.
He said that the vehicle immediately began to skid on the slick surface.
“I try to control the car but it keep skating,” he said.
According to Mr. Hunter, the car then ‘jumped’ over a low rail near the retractor span before dangling just a few feet from the river.
A shaken Hunter said that he managed to exit the vehicle without sustaining any injuries. He was the sole occupant of the car.
Minister of Public Works Robeson Benn visited the scene and interviewed the driver before supervising the removal of the vehicle.
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