TWO persons are now dead, while two others are critical after the F150 motor pick-up they were travelling in along the Mabura Road, Upper Demerara, Region 10, in the vicinity of Mabura Junction, toppled several times at about 07:30hrs yesterday after it reportedly had a blowout.

A senior police official attached to ‘E’ Division (Linden, Kwakwani, Lethem, and environs) confirmed to the Chronicle that there was an accident and based on reports the motor pick-up, GMM 7330, was travelling at a fast rate as the driver attempted to turn west of Mabura and lost control of the vehicle. It then toppled several times before landing upside down.

The two dead persons have been identified as Raymond Khan, 65, of Cornelia Ida, WCD, and Jean Williams, 63, of Peter’s Hall, EBD, while those injured were identified as Ramnaratie Sooklall,m and the driver, Michael Gordon.

After the occupants of the vehicle were taken to the Mackenzie Hospital, the two were pronounced dead on arrival by doctors there.

However, Sooklall has been transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH), while Gordon remains critical at the Mackenzie Hospital.

A person who was on the scene told the Chronicle that she lives nearby and she heard something that sounded like a gunshot.

“When I peep out I saw a jeep looking mash-up and blood and people all over the place. I went and see what was going on; I didn’t know if anybody was dead, because they were moving and moaning. It look real scary; I don’t know if the driver was speeding or what, but the accident wasn’t nice,” the woman said.

The police in ‘E’ Division are investigating the matter and the Chronicle will continue to bring updates into this fatal accident.

(By Asif Hakim)