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Drivers in fatal Providence accident remanded
(Kaieteur News) – The two drivers involved in the three-vehicle collision at Providence, East Bank Demerara, which claimed one life and left several others injured, were on Monday remanded to prison for causing death by dangerous driving.
The defendants: Kord Sobers, 55, of La Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara, the driver of motor lorry #GAF 1093, and Colin Cumberbatch, 31, of Kitty, Georgetown, the driver of minibus #BAH 9443, appeared before Magistrate Judy Latchman at the Diamond/Golden Grove Magistrate’s Court, where the indictable charges were read to them.
Remanded: Kord Sobers
Remanded: Colin Cumberbatch
They were charged in relation to the fatal accident which occurred on Saturday 20th June, 2026, on Providence Public Road. The accident resulted in the death of Ruddy Raymond, a 36-year-old resident of Jonestown, Lima, Essequibo Coast.
Magistrate Latchman remanded the men to prison and the matter was adjourned to 10th July, 2026, for report.
The Guyana Police Force in a statement said initial enquiries revealed that the minibus was proceeding north along the eastern driving lane of the western carriageway of Providence Public Road, while the motor lorry was proceeding north along the western driving lane of the said carriageway.
A screengrab of the CCTV footage showing moments before the motor lorry and the minibus collided.
It is alleged that the motor lorry made a sharp right turn and entered the path of the minibus, resulting in the minibus colliding with the right side of the motor lorry.
The minibus subsequently collided with the median, entered the eastern carriageway, toppled onto its right side and collided with motor car #PJJ 1664, driven by a 28-year-old male of Diamond, East Bank Demerara, which was proceeding south along the eastern driving lane of the eastern carriageway.
As a result of the accident, the driver of the motor car and his 23-year-old female occupant, sustained minor injuries, while the driver of the minibus and seven passengers sustained injuries about their bodies.
Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) were summoned, and Raymond was examined by a doctor and pronounced dead at the scene. Two breathalyser tests conducted on the driver of the motor lorry returned readings of 0.003% and 0.004%.
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