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Three months later…Arau plane crash victims still await assistance
By Zena Henry
After almost three months the victims of the Arau Region Seven, plane crash are yet to receive assistance for the accident which left some of them hospitalized and still nursing injuries. Forty-one-year-old Troy Daniels of Bachelors Adventure and Leon Bristol of Nabaclis on the East Coast of Demerara say that they are still awaiting word from their employer, Bernard Singh, on any assistance following the accident.
The men were both hospitalized when the single engine light aircraft they were travelling in somewhat fell out of the sky. Daniels received serious injuries to the back, leg and hip and to this day is still seeking medical attention. He underwent another surgery last month. Today the gentleman is expected to undergo additional testing for his injured back.
Doctors have given Daniels six months before he can commence mobility therapy. In the meantime, the father of three says he is living on his savings and is unsure how much longer it will last. He explained that he rarely speaks with Singh, who has not delivered on his promised of financial assistance.
The crashed Piper Cherokee
Singh, who was the pilot during the crash, reportedly operates his plane in his personal capacity for his mining business, while he also transports cargo for persons in the interior.
Bristol told Kaieteur News that while his condition has improved, he is unable to work as a result of an injured neck. He too said that his former boss hardly makes contact, but promises of assistance were made after the crash. However, since the accident, the men said they have not seen their former employer.
Repeated calls by Kaieteur News to Singh went unanswered.
The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) is working on the case. While news has surfaced that the pilot was operating commercial flights, the publication was told by the Director General that no such evidence has surfaced. To operate commercial flights, Singh would need a licence to do so.
The injured passengers, both of whom were employed with Mr. Singh for only a few months prior to the accident, told Kaieteur News that they are unaware as to whether the man was conducting commercial flights. One passenger had noted however that information about the plane’s condition and fly life is now surfacing. It was alleged also that even on the morning of the accident and prior to that, the plane had encountered some difficulty.
It is for that reason, Daniels explained, that he secured a lawyer and a letter has been sent to Mr. Singh. A statement from that GCAA said that the plane crashed after takeoff from the Arau airstrip around 11:14 am with four persons on board.
Rescuers from the army were dispatched to the location and the injured were evacuated from the valley where the plane had crashed. The Arau crash was the last of three for the year. The deadliest claimed the lives of two persons, including a Canadian.
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