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Essequibo man killed after car slams into two trucks
Singh’s car after the tragic collision involving two trucks.
(Kaieteur News) – A 55-year-old man lost his life on Saturday night after his car crashed into two trucks along the Greenwich Park Public Road, East Bank Essequibo.
Dead is Derrick Singh, 55, of St Lawrence, East Bank Essequibo. The incident occurred around 21:10hrs.
Dead: Derrick Singh
According to the police, the accident involved motor car PXX 9053, driven by Singh, motor lorry GAB 5416 driven by a 31-year-old man of Leonora, West Coast Demerara, and motor lorry GAF 6756 driven by a 21-year-old man of Cornelia Ida, West Coast Demerara.
Initial investigations revealed that the two trucks were proceeding east along the northern side of the Greenwich Park Public Road when Singh’s car, which was travelling west in the centre of the roadway between the northern and southern lanes, swerved north into the path of motor lorry GAB 5416 and with the right-side rear wheel of the said lorry.
“As a result, the motor car lost control and ended up on the southern lane facing west,” police said.
Further, motor lorry GAF 6756, which was also travelling east along the northern side of the road, reportedly swerved onto the southern lane in an attempt to avoid the collision but ended up colliding head-on with the car.
Singh was pinned inside the wreckage with injuries about his body.
He was subsequently removed by public-spirited citizens in an unconscious state and rushed to the De Kinderen Regional Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
His body is currently at the Ezekiel Mortuary awaiting a post-mortem examination.
“A breathalyser test conducted on the driver of motor lorry GAB 5416 detected 071 and 072 micrograms of alcohol in his breath, while a test conducted on the driver of motor lorry GAF 6756 detected 05 micrograms,” police said.
Both drivers are presently in police custody assisting with investigations, while the vehicles involved have been lodged pending examination.
Investigations are ongoing.
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