Driver killed in drag race accident

Nov 05, 2015 News

Another motorist lost his life last night after he lost control of his speeding car on the Lusignan Public Road, East Coast Demerara.
Dead is a Mon Repos driver whose only name was given as Rakesh.

A sheet covers Rakesh’s body next to his overturn car

He was pronounced dead on the spot by a doctor at the scene. The three other occupants of the car received lacerations to their faces and other body parts, but were otherwise out of danger.
Kaieteur News understands that the quartet was heading home in a white Toyota at around 22:30 hours when tragedy struck.
According to reports, the car that the quartet was in and another car were reportedly racing along the East Coast Demerara highway in a westerly direction.
A mini bus driver who is contracted to the Guyana Power and Light Emergency Crew claimed that the car that Rakesh was driving clipped his vehicle from behind and spun out of control in front of him.
The mini bus driver said that the car struck the side of a culvert at the Lusignan Golf Road and toppled, hurling its occupants out.
When the car finally settled, Rakesh was found lying motionless under the right side, while the other dazed occupants managed to get up from their various positions.
The other car sped away.
From all indications, the occupants were drinking, since one of the survivors appeared to be heavily under the influence of alcohol.
Today is just the fifth day of Road Safety Month and already five persons have lost their lives in November.