Police are investigating a ‘serious accident’ which occurred at around 06:15hrs on August 2, 2023 on the Friendship Public Road, East Bank Demerara, involving motor Pickup PAC 5254, owned by the Guyana Police Force and a motor lorry GAE 38, owned by Ashoka Buildcon Limited of GUYSUCO Compound, La Bonne Intention, East Coast Demerara.
The Force pickup was driven by Ellery Mason, a 31-year-old Police Constable stationed at the Regional 4B Headquarters and carrying occupant, Mahendra Singh, a Senior Superintendent of Police and Commander of the Regional Division 4B. Romel Benjamin, a 29-year-old truck driver from Lovely Lass Village, West Coast Berbice, drove the motor lorry.
Enquiries disclosed that the Motor Lorry GAE 38 was proceeding North along the western side of Friendship Public Road at a fast rate while the Force motor Pickup PAC 5254 was proceeding in the opposite direction without flashlights and sirens, heading on a Presidential engagement when the Lorry started overtaking a line of traffic on the eastern side of the road and ended up into the path of the Police Pickup.
The right side front of the lorry collided with the right side front of the Police pickup vehicle, and as a result of the collision, both vehicles received extensive damage.
Commander Singh and the Police driver received injuries, and they were both picked up by public-spirited citizens and taken to the Diamond Diagnostic Center.
The driver was seen and examined by a doctor on duty and was referred to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where he was further seen and examined by a doctor on duty and admitted a patient suffering from a broken right leg and left wrist.
Commander Singh was also taken to the GPHC, where he was also seen and examined by a doctor on duty, treated and admitted a patient suffering from multiple abrasions about the body.
A breathalyzer test was conducted on the driver of the Lorry, but no trace of alcohol was found in his system.
He was served with a Notice of Intended Prosecution, and he is presently in custody assisting with the investigation.
