The driver of a fuel tanker is injured afte the truck crashed on a hill at Mahdia, the Guyana Police Force is reporting.
The truck GVV 3461, was being driven by Magiva Akeem Charles, aged 35 years, of Kuru Kururu, Soesdyke/Linden Highway.
The accident ocurred on Sunday about 11:30 hours on the Konawak Trail, Mahdia in Region 8 (Potaro/Siparuni).
Enquiries disclosed that the truck, which was at the time occupied by the driver along with a 21-year-old male porter, was descending a muddy hill along the Konawak Trail, when the rear of the vehicle began to slide causing the driver to lose control of the truck. The fuel tanker continued to descend the hill and careened off the southern side of the Konawak bridge and into the creek.
The driver was pinned in the driver’s seat where he received several injuries about his head and body, while the porter escaped unhurt and managed to free the driver with the assistance of public-spirited persons from the partially mangled cabin.
The lorry driver was taken to the Mahdia District Hospital where he was seen and examined by a doctor on duty and admitted a patient. He was later transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital to seek further medical attention. His condition is listed as stable but serious. An investigation is ongoing.
