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Updated: One dead, several injured in Essequibo Coast accident

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Written by Demerara Waves

Sunday, 12 August 2012 13:36

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One woman is dead and 14 others were injured Sunday in a collision car and a minibus on the Lima Public Road, Essequibo Coast.

Dead is Reena Rajkumkar,34, of Somerset and Berks Village.

Two of her children-Navindra Persaud,7, and six-year old Geeta Persaud- as well as her nephew Satesh rajkumar, 10 were injured and airdashed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation.

The minibus, which was driven by Vincent Persaud, was heading to Anna Regina when he collided with a speeding car that was driven by Junior Ramroop. A number of the passengers was going to the Lake Mainstay Regatta.

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Bus driver Vincent Persaud on arrival at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation.

The drivers are in serious condition.

Also brought to the city are Allan Gildharie, his wife- Claire- and two-year old Alex.

Allan sustained injuries to both legs, arms, shoulder and head. His wife's legs were strapped. Allan and family were taking a "drop" in the bus to the Sudddie Hospital to visit his father when the collision occurred.

Bus conductor Amar Persaud was injured and remained a patient at the Suddie Hospital.

A Guyana Defence Force helicopter, around 1:30 PM, left Georgetown with a doctor to collect the injured persons and airdash them to the city where they would be taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC).

Details about the accident are sketchy but both vehicles have been mangled. lima_ogle

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-13 #1 Logical Thinker 2012-08-12 15:24

There is nothing wrong with using the helicopter for that purpose, but why didn't they use it the same way in linden?

-3 #2 A MOORE 2012-08-12 16:07

THIS IS SO TRAGIC, I HOPE NO ONE LOSSES THEIR LIFE HERE.

HOW MUCH MORE OF THIS MAHEM DOES GUYANA HAVE TO ENDURE BEFORE THIS GOVERNMENT MAKE OUR RAODS SAFE. WE DONT EVEN HAVE 500 MILES OF PAVED ROADES IN OUR NETWORK AND ITS UNMANAGERABLE.

BUT the scarey part is that no senior govt offical will be assigned to address what went wrong and find a solution so it dosen't happen again.

WE NEED CHANGE !WE NEED CHANGE!

+7 #3 Trevon S Moore 2012-08-12 20:05

My relatives was in the mini bus and I pray for their safe recovery. I already lost a cousin in this crash. I don't want to loose anyone else.
Our prayers are with everyone involved in this accident.

I am calling on the Minister's to do whatever they can to make our roads safer and hope a tragedy like this will not happen again.

+4 #4 natasha 2012-08-12 22:56

I'm so tired with these drivers who can't learn from other people's mistakes they keep speeding as if they rass mad. Now look at the outcome.

+4 #5 Essequibian 2012-08-12 23:05

How about lower speed limits, stop signs, yield signs and speed humps on Essequibo road? Too many fatalities of late. Come on Goverment of Guyana, it's time to do something and protect your people.

+5 #6 Travis 2012-08-13 02:22

I pray that justice is served for Reena Rajkumar, a loving caring dedicated MOTHER, DAUGHTER, SISTER, WIFE AND AUNT.

From the Rajkumars of Canada

+4 #7 rads 2012-08-13 09:46

My oh My...My best wishes to all the families who suffered injuries and condolences to the Rajkumar family for their loss. I remember as a kid the road on Essequibo was't as good as they are right now, lots of pot holes but they were not much accidents, because they had no choice but to drive slowly. I'm so happy they are improvements but they also need to put down some serious speed restrictions and laws for the people. The last time I visited Guyana, I was there with my all my kids and it was raining, the guy that was driving the bus my family hired was very young and in the rain he was driving like he was crazy..he was going about 90km an hour in very heavy rain, can you imagine?...My husband had to ask him if something was wrong with him. He said from Supernaam to Charity only takes like 20 mins. My husband said well sir I am paying you and I would like you to take an hour to reach Charity. Very reckless drivers on the Essequibo Coast.

0 #8 Golden Girl 2012-08-13 12:36

Dear God grant travelling mercy to all those who ply the streets of Guyana, Dear Father in Heaven touch each and every part of Guyana morning noon and night, Dear God bless all the people of Guyana that they may serve you in spirit and in truth.

+1 #9 Reality 2012-08-13 12:38

Well the Guyana Government dnt care about those things. To put systems in place to curb speeding public transportation is easy like taking candy from a baby. But the government dnt care. We the users have to take a stance and speak to these drivers,

-2 #10 danny singh 2012-08-13 16:06

the car man was drunk if ya'll don't know that!! the government should implement a law where by "drunk drivers that causes accidents & take lives should not waste court time but be send stright to prison on murder charge or putting peoples life at risk

+2 #11 Brains 2012-08-13 21:25

@ danny singh...can u prove that the driver was drunk?were u on the the scene?did u perform a breathalizer test on him...if you answer no to these questions then please dnt come to any rash conclusions!Let the ppl who authorized to come to those decisions make them!What are you going to do with the sobers ones that take lives?waste the justice system time on that or send them str8 to prison?

0 #12 lovely 2012-08-14 01:11

i pray that God grants us travelling mercys as we travel these roads in Guyana

-2 #13 Rena 2012-08-14 07:04

Guyana Goeverment need to crack down on the illegal license drivers....many people driving on the road without going through the right procedure to obtain a driver license...

May god help !

0 #14 nerissa ramroop 2012-08-27 10:06

what the [censored] yall [censored] talking abt drinking an illegal licences what abt the the [censored]ing bus driver with 14 passangers in the bus anyone a u went to see what happen no i dont think so ,so just shut yall big [censored]ing mouth a mind yall own business an leave my brother alone.....oh an to the one who saying good for junior let him come an tell me dah in front of my face ,hope u get the message .....i can also say good for the other one too .....

+1 #15 maureza 2012-10-30 05:03

danny were you there drinking with him? only the bmw was speeding......i dont disagree that the bmw wasn`t speeding....just be honest and admit that the bus was over load and speeding too.....he was getting away from the cops.....have you ever seen cops on the spot of an accident.... he was to report to the station.but instead load his bus and drove away....what you say about that.....who should go to jail or who should get justice?

-1 #16 Naiomi Narine 2012-11-26 20:27

Throught out this hold year...about 95% of road accidents are happening and what are the cause of it [speeding] and what are the outcome of it [death] and what are the people learning out of it..[nothing] i know that no one can't bring back those who lost their love ones but there are things that people can do to help prevent more accident from happening...and it start from this road..drivers need to know their limit on this road and i think that the government [should make sure] that every road turn have a sigh too limit speed and should have stop,slow down and all the sigh that that can tell some dumb drivers that they are other people on the road who don't want to die as yet..everyday u open a news paper or turn on the television there is it, an accident and what does the government have to say about this [nothing]...i didn't read the newspaper but i heard that some people say that the car driver was drunk...we weren't there but those who was can tell...in this tragic accident it's not one man fault, i would say its both..cause if you're driving pass the more than the limit...and passing another driver on the road you are not sending the right message to that other driver..which means that when one speed the rest do the same so it's not one person fault...i just want to say that i'm very sorry for those who lose their love ones..it's not easy and i know for sure that some people will not take this easy..some want revenge, some want the law to work the right way by sending whoever have to send to prison..but even sending the person who cause this hold accident won't bring back the lose ones..but i do agreed that the law should work the right way and if it was from the start...driver would know it and learn it and would think twice before speeding.

+1 #17 nerissa ramroop 2012-11-27 21:09

i am his sister an i dont care a [censored] of what you guys saying for all those who's saying good for junior well i said an im saying its good for the others ....tooooooooooooo what the [censored] was the bus doing on my brothers [censored]ing lane ?... just tell me pfff even someone without any education can see that the mark of the tires on the road is that the bus was on the lane of junior.... merde ...

+1 #18 nerissa ramroop 2012-11-27 21:55

danny singh... shut ur [censored]ing mouth ok an just leave my brother alone who are you where you there to see or hear anything ? i dont think so.. ok now he's gone just leave him alone..you all talikng abt who buy's their lincens but all of you [censored] dam glad when yall buy yall frigin lincens

0 #19 Diane Diane 2012-12-10 23:33

For those of you who say "good for the other one too" you are ignorant. Reena was a wonderful, humble human being whom you could of learnt something from. Those children in the accident are innocent and your brother has left them damaged and without their mother for the rest of their lives. So he is exactly where he should be. $$$$$ can't help you now!!

0 #20 ramroop nerissa 2013-02-24 19:30

diane diane just shut ur mouth ok my brother was a good person too he use to work hard to get his money so dont say that hes where he should be the bus driver too is exactly where he should be an his big eyes for money thats why he has his bus overload cant bring him back neither u talking abt money an driving speed why the hell the dam bus driver was getting away from the cops then tell me ... if u have any education look at the markes on the road an ull see that he was on juniors lane like he didnt no his left from his right ...

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