Courtland boy, 12, dies two weeks after road accident

Jul 16, 2019 News

The parents and siblings of a 12-year-old of Courtland Village, Corentyne, Berbice boy were left in a grieving state after the lad succumbed to injuries he sustained during a road accident along the Fyrish Public Road nearly two weeks ago.

Omally Jonas in the hospital.

Dead is Omally Jonas, of Lot 529 Courtland Village, Berbice.
The lad was on his bicycle riding west along the Fyrish Public Road when he was struck by a car bearing license plate number HC 9414 nearly two weeks ago. Jonas was picked up in an unconscious state and rushed to the Port Mourant Hospital.

Father, Lester Jonas, wants justice.

Shortly after, he was transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he remained in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) due to the severity of his injuries. Jonas succumbed to his injuries on Sunday.The lad’s father, Lester Jonas, 41, who could not control his emotions while speaking with reporters, is calling on the police to conduct a proper investigation so that justice could be served to him and family. According to the father of nine, he had just returned out from the back-dam when he received the message that his son was struck down.

The hire-car that was involved in the accident.

“When I come out from the back-dam and got the message I head straight to Port Mourant Hospital and then they move he to New Amsterdam Hospital and then to Georgetown Hospital but since he go he never recover. He had a fractured skull, fractured shoulder, his two foot was broken,” he said.Jonas stated that the driver of the car is claiming that his son was crossing the road when he was struck. However, an eyewitness said the lad was struck while he was already across the road riding west and heading home.
Jonas’s father tearfully pleaded, “I am looking for justice because we are the ones going through this. I lost a son and it is very hard on us. He was a good child. He wrote common entrance this year.”
Meanwhile, the driver of the car that struck the lad down is currently out on station bail.

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