The driver of the route 31 minibus which was involved in Monday’s fatal accident at Nismes Public Road, West Bank Demerara (WBD) is in Police custody.

Roger Waldron, 30, of Goed Intent, WBD, a mini-bus tout, was killed in the accident. Waldron had reportedly hitched a ride on mini-bus BTT 9167 driven by Rhon Amsterdam, who reportedly requested that Waldron do duties as the bus conductor while on the way home. Some 30 passengers were reportedly in the bus at the time of the accident.

The bus driver, Amsterdam was arrested and taken to the Vreed-en-Hoop Police Station where he is assisting the police with their investigation. The post-mortem on Waldron’s body is scheduled for today.

According to reports, the bus had, at about 19:30hrs on Monday, dropped off a passenger at Nismes when the driver drove off and failed to see a pile of mud on the roadway.

A passenger who was in the bus told the Guyana Chronicle that the driver tried to stop, but the slippery mud caused the bus to topple several times before it came to a halt in front of the Gafoors establishment on the Nismes roadway.

The witness further related that because the bus was overloaded the conductor was sitting in front of her and during the accident, she felt him squeeze her hand.

“The bus landed on Jerry side and we saw him lying stretched out on the roadway, vomiting blood,” the woman said.
Waldron reportedly died before being taken to the hospital. The bus driver along with 12 passenger were treated at the West Demerara Regional Hospital and sent away.