Teen hospitalised following hit-and-run

Jun 19, 2015 News

Eighteen year-old miner, Mark Henry, of Fort Wellington, West Coast Berbice, is now a patient of the male surgical ward of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) after being hit by a minibus on Tuesday night.

The injured Mark Henry.

The badly injured man was left lying on the parapet in an unconscious state, after the driver of the minibus which hit him opted to drive away instead of rushing the youth to receive medical attention. Luckily, the driver was caught by police shortly after.
An eyewitness told this newspaper that around 1900hrs, the young man was walking alongside the Fort Wellington Public Road and had leaned over to fix his slippers when the bus came up and struck him from behind.
An alarm was raised by villagers who immediately called the police. Some minutes later the police set up a road block and apprehended the driver of the bus.
Henry was taken by villagers to the Fort Wellington Hospital where he was treated, but later transferred to the GPHC due to the serious nature of his injuries. “He start fuh ketch fits and dem rush he to public hospital quick,” a relative related.
Henry reportedly suffered a fractured skull and dislocated shoulder among other injuries.
His mother told this publication that her son was heading home when the incident occurred. The woman related that she was not at home but received a phone call from a family member who informed her of the accident.
“Fifteen minutes after he left home, she (family member) was told by some boys he just get lick down.”
After receiving the news, the woman said she and other relatives rushed to the hospital where she saw her son in a bloodied condition.
While Henry remains in an unconscious state, his relatives have commended the doctors for the quality of care he has been receiving.