NEW Amsterdam Evangelical Pastor, Cecil Agard, has died, having never fully recovered from a vehicular accident that occurred over a year ago and which robbed him of his mobility.

Agard, 78, of Nurseville, New Amsterdam, was a member of Grace Temple in the 1970″s before leaving , and starting his church at Charles Place, before removing to Lot 31 Mudflat, Stanleytown, prior to going to Nurseville, also in New Amsterdam where he served hundreds in the spiritual vineyard.

On October 11, 2018, Pastor Agard was hit by a drunken motorist, who collided with the pastor’s motorcycle before speeding from the scene at Canje intersection, in Berbice.
As a result, Agard sustained several fractures to his feet. Eyewitness said the driver immediately turned off his car lights, before speeding away from the scene, leaving the injured man lying on the roadway.

However, public spirited citizens took him to a nearby health institution where he was admitted. Relatives said he underwent an emergency surgery, and they were told that he sustained four fractures to the right lower limb.

Meanwhile, as word spread about the accident, family members and church members launched a search for the suspect, who was later found hanging out at the Intersection Bar at Winkle Road in New Amsterdam. The suspect, a fifty-one-year-old retired seaman , had denied involvement in the accident, but was subsequently charged with dangerous driving.

Guyana Chronicle last saw Pastor Cecil Agard on Monday 10th February, during a visit to the New Amsterdam Hospital. At that time, he was being wheeled to the Outpatient Pharmacy by his wife.