Twenty-five-year-old, Shawn Lew of Timehri Base Road, East Bank Demerara (EBD) succumbed to injuries from an accident yesterday on the Friendship Public Road, East Bank Demerara. He died around 8:19 hrs this morning.
According to reports, Lew was the driver of motorcar PTT 1796, which was proceeding South along Friendship Public Road at a fast rate around 15:20 hrs yesterday afternoon. Kimberly Agard, a 23-year-old female from Timehri, was seated in the front passenger seat of the car.
It is alleged that the driver (Lew) lost control of the vehicle as he was negotiating a bend in the road. He collided with a concrete culvert and the vehicle flipped and ended up in a trench. The driver and occupant both received injuries to their heads and about their bodies.
They were pulled out of the submerged vehicle by public-spirited citizens and rushed to the Diamond Diagnostic Centre, East Bank Demerara where they were examined and subsequently referred to the Georgetown Public Hospital.
The driver, who sustained a fractured left leg and head injuries was admitted to the ICU. He succumbed around 8:19 hrs this morning at the GPHC. The body of the deceased was taken to the GPHC’s Mortuary for storage awaiting a post-mortem examination
Meanwhile, the 23-year-old female occupant who received head injuries was also admitted at GPHC. Her condition is listed as stable.
