Police are investigating a serious accident which occurred on Friday morning on Vlissengen Road, Georgetown
The accident involved a mini-bus attached to the Ministry of Health, driven by a 50-year-old male of Pike Street Kitty, Georgetown and a pedal cyclist. Enquiries disclosed that the pedal cyclist was proceeding south along the eastern drive lane of Vlissengen Road, holding a mattress on his head when suddenly he swerved right onto the western-drive lane in an attempt to cross onto the western side of the road but ended up into the path of the mini-bus which was proceeding south along the eastern-drive lane of Vlissengen Road at a fast rate of speed.
The driver of the mini-bus reportedly swerved right in an attempt to avoid a collision but still collided with the pedal cyclist. The mini-bus continued in a south-westerly direction and ended up colliding with a CCTV camera pole on Vlissengen road, where it came to a halt.
As a result of the collision, the pedal cyclist fell onto the roadway and received multiple injuries about his body. He was subsequently picked up in an unconscious state by two EMTs, placed into an ambulance and transported to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation. The cyclist, in an unconscious state, was seen and examined by doctors. He suffered broken ribs, lung contusion and is being supported on a ventilator machine. The mini-bus along with the pedal cycle were lodged at the Kitty Police Station and the mini-bus driver is presently in Police custody assisting with investigations.
