FOUR persons died on Saturday night after the truck they were travelling in encountered what is suspected to be mechanical problems and eventually toppled pinning four persons in the process.

The Guyana Chronicle was unable to ascertain the names of all of those injured and dead. However we were able to confirm that 31-year old George Persaud of 37 Stanleytown, New Amsterdam is among the dead.
Those injured were identified as Norlando George, Andrew Abel, Leroy Sealy, Kavita Klinken, Benedict Leonard and Wayne Blake. This publication was told that the truck which was not speeding was making its way up a hill when the engine suddenly cut off.
According to injured passenger, Wayne Blake the vehicle had just descended a hill and was about to make its way over the 115 Hill and as the truck reached the top it began to roll backwards.
The truck then skidded off the road as it made its way backwards and ended up passing through several thick bushes which caused lacerations to the bodies of many of the passengers.
He said that as the truck continued its backward movements it became stuck and eventually began to topple in slow motion and those who were on top of the truck at the time were pinned to death.
He said that the vehicle had about 12 persons. Blake said that what caused the vehicle to descend the hill even faster was the weight on the truck at the time because apart from the passengers it had fuel and groceries.
Meanwhile, Abel told the media that the truck while heading up the hill should have done so in the low gear and as the truck ascended they realised that the driver was having difficulty in getting the vehicle into a low gear as he was trying desperately to do so.
He explained that when the truck began rolling down the hill also, the driver lost control which caused the truck to veer off its path.
One of the injured told the Guyana Chronicle that following the accident at 22.30 hrs on Saturday they travelled by rough terrain to a hinterland medical facility before completing their journey to the city. They arrived at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) just after 07:00 hrs yesterday morning.
Up to late yesterday afternoon the bodies of those who perished in the accident were not brought to the city. Also late yesterday the police were in the area continuing their investigations.
This publication was informed that the driver of the vehicle was also injured but he was taken into police custody.
Yesterday morning several relatives of the injured and dead travelled to the GPHC to get word on the condition of their relatives. Most of those who had families involved in the accident only learnt of the accident yesterday morning as the men were being transported to the city.
Some travelled from as far as New Amsterdam to seek word of their relatives’ condition.