Accident kills one, injures several after Phagwah activities

AN HORRIFIC accident, earlier this week, on East Bank Essequibo, left one person dead and five others seriously injured.It is reported that 15-year-old Ryan Van Damme Brescinio succumbed at the Leonora Cottage Hospital, West Coast Demerara, after a ‘Tundra’ vehicle slammed into a tree before skidding along the bank of a nearby trench at Road-en-Rust, East Bank Essequibo.
Five more persons were rushed to the West Demerara Regional Hospital from where four of them were soon after referred to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH).
Among those who suffered injuries and were hospitalised are Rohan Mohammed, Ronald Chan, Karen Gobin and Ryan Nandlall.
Four more were treated and sent away while one was admitted to the West Demerara medical institution.
Persons close to the deceased related that the driver of the ill-fated Tundra had been engaging in Phagwah festivities with friends and consumed alcoholic beverages prior to allowing several youths to ride in the tray of his vehicle.
Eyewitness said the youngsters were flung out it upon impact, after which the vehicle plunged into a nearby canal.
Those who suffered injuries were taken to hospital by relatives, leaving the driver at the scene of the crash.