THIRTEEN-year old Troy Fraser of lot 9 Airy Hall Mahaicony was among two persons who were killed on the country’s roadways on Saturday night.

The other person has been identified as University of Guyana student Lloyd Souvenir of Essequibo. The Guyana Chronicle has been informed that Souvenir had just finished feting at the “campus Fete” which was organised by the University of Guyana on Saturday night.
It was also reported that Souvenir was travelling on Aubrey Barker road when the accident occurred. He was allegedly crushed to death.
The Guyana Chronicle yesterday spoke with the dead teen’s father, Lloyd Souvenir, Senior who advised that his son was attending a party on Saturday night on Aubrey Barker Road, Georgetown.
He said that he had been riding a friend’s motor cycle on Aubrey Barker Road and he is not sure in which direction he was going when he collided with a blue Toyota Allion.
Souvenir (Jnr) was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) where he subsequently died.
The elder Souvenir said that he could not say the exact time of the accident, but did say that he was informed about it at approximately 23:30 hrs on Saturday night by a phone call from the mother of his son’s friend.
However, it was until he arrived at the GPHC minutes to midnight that he learnt that his son had actually died.
Yesterday the relatives of the 13-year old told the Guyana Chronicle that they are seeking justice for the death of the young man. They said that the teen had earlier returned from the shop and was heading to his cousin’s house when he was struck down by the speeding car which failed to negotiate a steep turn on the public road.
One relative Barbra Prass explained that her cousin was standing in the corner of the road when the car careened and hit him pitching him into a nearby trench.
Yesterday the skid marks which were still evident on the road could tell the picture of where the young man might have been standing when he was hit. There was also the evidence in the nearby trench and which residents pointed as the location where the teen’s body came to rest after he was hit by the car.
Residents of the area including those related to the dead teen said that speeding on the public road is nothing new for those persons traversing the area.
In the case of the accident on Saturday and the person who was driving the car at the time, it was stated that the man was “blowing out his engine” speeding on the road as he would usually do.
One person who gathered at the home of the teen yesterday morning said that every single weekend the driver of the car who was identified as a Guyana Defence Force employee, Alester Burk would usually travel from Central Mahaicony to the outskirts of the community to the area where the accident happened, his race track on weekends.
Some of the residents are claiming that the army officer was drunk at the time of the accident but the police would not confirm that claim nor would they deny it. There are also claims that the man was at the time of the accident, racing with another vehicle on the smooth but curvy highway.
Yesterday the child’s mother said that she was at work at the regional office when she got a call informing her that her son was dead. She said that she rushed home only to be told that he was involved in an accident.
A relative of Fraser said that when she visited the hospital she saw her cousin bleeding from his mouth but there seems to be no visible signs that he had any broken bones.
The residents were high in praise yesterday for the work of the police on Saturday and said that they are pleased that the police have been in contact with them following the accident. They said that the police revisited the scene of the accident yesterday morning.
However the mother of Troy Fraser said that the relatives of the man who was driving the car were present at the hospital but they failed to offer any words of comfort to the grieving family of the school child.
Yesterday when this publication visited the Mahaicony Police Station the burgundy colour Toyota 212 Motor Car was parked in the compound of the station partly covered. It was observed that the car was sporting a spare wheel on the front right side.
(Additional reporting by Nadine Sanchara)