The death of 26-year-old Ganesh Ramlakhan, the pedal cyclist who was on Saturday evening injured in a serious accident which occurred on Bramfield Public Road, East Berbice – Corentyne (Region Six), has left his wife and three young children devastated.
Ramlakhan’s wife, 29-year-old Hemwattie ‘Shivanie’ Balkarran, said her husband was the sole breadwinner for their small family and she is unsure of her next move to maintain her children.
She told Village Voice News that shortly after her husband, who operated a sluice at Seawell Village, left home for work he was involved in the accident on the Bramfield Public Road.
According to reports, a van driven by a 47-year-old man of Section ‘B’ Letter Kenny Village, Corentyne was proceeding east along the northern driveway on the Bramfield Public Road, when it is alleged by the driver that the pedal cyclist who was proceeding in the opposite direction, along the northern side swerved into the path of his vehicle.
The driver of the van said that upon seeing Ramlakhan in his path “he took evasive action to avoid a collision, however the right side rear view mirror came into contact with the said pedal cyclist’s left arm, causing him to fall. He received injuries to his body.
Ramlakhan, who hails from No. 11 Village, Region Six, was picked up by public spirited citizens in a conscious state and taken to the New Amsterdam Public Hospital where he was examined by a Doctor and admitted. He died on Monday.
Meanwhile, Balkarran said she was at home when her neighbour informed her that her husband was involved in an accident, several hours after it occurred.
“I can’t fully recall the exact time I got the message but I was watching my TV when my neighbor called me and told me and this morning, I got the news that he passed away,” the devastated woman said.
The grieving woman explained that she was briefed about the accident this morning. She disclosed that Ramlakhan’s colleague was riding behind him when the accident occurred.
“He does drink sometimes and want behave bad but he doesn’t trouble us. When he is sober, he is very good, nobody does even know if he’s home. Otherwise, he is good to me and our children,” Balkarran recalled as she hugged her three children aged 7, 5 and 1.
