Police in Regional Division Three are investigating a serious accident that occurred around 08:15hrs on Thursday on the Uitvlugt Public Road, West Coast Demerara (WCD).
The accident involved minibus BYY 588, driven by Troydon Carrington; motorcar PPP 9731, driven by Sharaz Wahab; and an unregistered motor grader driven by Rajnarine Persaud.
The minibus driver, conductor and several of the passengers received injuries about their bodies as a result of the accident.
Initial enquiries disclosed that the unregistered motor grader was proceeding east along the Uitvlugt Public Road while motorcar PPP 9731 was proceeding in the same direction some distance behind, when minibus BYY 588, which was also proceeding in the said direction, attempted to overtake the car, allegedly at a fast rate of speed.
The left-side rear of the minibus collided with the right-side of the car.
The driver of the minibus lost control of the vehicle and further collided into the right-side rear of the Grader.
As a result of the impact, the driver of the minibus, along with the conductor, Oltan Francis and several passengers received injuries about their bodies.
They were assisted by public-spirited citizens and were taken to the Leonora Cottage Hospital and subsequently transferred to the West Demerara Regional Hospital for further treatment.
One of the passenger, Tiffany Harry-Peters, was referred to Public Hospital Georgetown.
Breathalyzer tests were conducted on the driver of the car and grader and no trace of alcohol was found.
Investigations are ongoing.
