Three Bosai workers die in horrific accident

Jun 21, 2013 News

Three employees of Bosai Minerals Group were killed and two others seriously injured after a heavy-duty truck ran over a pickup in the East Montgomery Mines, Linden, at around 10:15 hrs yesterday.

Trenton Garner

The dead were identified as Michael Williams, 45, a company foreman and driver of Coomacka Mines, Linden; Trenton Garner, 62, of Industrial Area, Linden; and Kester Grant, of Block 22, Wismar.
The injured are Fabian Anthony and Marlon Pollydore, who were admitted to the Mackenzie Hospital. Pollydore was subsequently transferred to the hospital’s Intensive Care Unit, while Anthony was admitted to the Male Accident Ward.
Mining activities were abruptly halted after the tragedy.
According to a police release, the driver of a pick-up owned by Bosai Minerals Group was attempting to overtake a heavy-duty lorry while travelling in the East Montgomery Mines at Linden, when he lost control and ended up under the truck.
As a result, the lorry ran over the pickup.
Grief-stricken relatives, colleagues and friends of the dead and injured flocked the Mackenzie Hospital, as word of the tragedy spread.
Michael Williams’s wife, Paula, had to be treated at the institution, as she is reportedly hypertensive, while his daughter, Stacy, had to be placed in a wheelchair after she suffered fainting spells. His mother also took ill and was being treated at the hospital up to late yesterday afternoon.
Several persons also converged at the homes of the dead to offer their support to the relatives.
Trenton Garner’s wife, Audrey, was too distraught to speak to the media, and was being consoled by relatives and friends.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment stated in a release that a team has been deployed to investigate the incident.

Dead: Kester Grant

It added that the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission, Ministry of Labour and other agencies have been mandated to conduct an urgent investigation and to examine occupational health and safety concerns at the company’s operation.
“A team has been deployed to investigate an incident that occurred at Bosai Minerals Group (Guyana) Inc, Linden operation where three persons were reportedly killed and two severely injured,” the release said.
It stated that according to reports, a truck used in the company’s mining operations ran over a vehicle which was occupied by several persons. It added that BOSAI management indicated that efforts are being made to have the injured receive urgent medical attention.