Father, son killed in E’bo road accident

Jan 18, 2014 News

The Essequibo Coast recorded its first road fatality Friday afternoon, when a father and son were killed on the Land of Plenty Public Road whilst attempting to cross.

Muntask Baksh, 72, and Rafmat Baksh, 44

Dead are Muntask Baksh, 72, and Rafmat Baksh, 44, both of Plenty Back Street, Land of Plenty.
Reports are that the young driver of motor car HC3460 was proceeding north along the Land of Plenty Public Road when he hit and killed the men, who were holding hands as they attempted to cross the road.
The dead father and son sustained severe injuries upon impact and died before receiving medical attention.
Noreen Baksh, daughter of the deceased older Baksh, told this publication that her father, brother (Rafmat Baksh) who was reportedly ill, mother Zoorul and herself, had travelled to the Anna Regina market earlier in the day.
She said the duo was returning home when they met their demise.
The woman said that rather than accessing transportation with the rest of the family, her father, an overseas based Guyanese who was visiting Guyana from Canada, requested that he and his son walk back to their home since he needed the exercise.
The older Baksh who was on vacation with his wife, since December, was expected to return to Canada in April.
The father was reportedly holding his son’s arm to assist him in making the trip from Anna Regina to their Land of Plenty residence when the accident occurred.
Commander of “G” Division Dale Alves and other traffic ranks visited the scene and are investigating.