THE West Coast Berbice fatal accident which occurred on Independence Day last, causing the death of one person, claimed another life on Monday.

Twenty-six-year old Myrtland Richmond of No. 28 Village, West Coast Berbice, who had been severely injured, succumbed to his injuries around 5:00AM.
His mother Joan Rodney told the Guyana Chronicle that he had regained consciousness after being hospitalized at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) but had been ailing since then.
“They said he had internal injuries. He never really catch back heself.”
Richmond is survived by his parents and five siblings.
Richmond, who was employed as a caretaker at No. 27 Village, West Coast Berbice was a passenger in the ill-fated minibus which was taking other villagers from West Coast Berbice to the Guyana National Stadium for the inauguration of President David Granger.
Reports are that the vehicle was travelling west through Seafield Village on the southern side of the road when the left front wheel ‘blew out’, causing the driver to lose control.
The vehicle toppled several times before resting against a fence of a house on the northern side of the roadway.

Mrs. Lucking Rodney, a passenger who was seated behind the conductor’s seat, suffered a severe injury to her neck, and was pronounced dead on arrival at the Fort Wellington Hospital.
The police are expected to press additional charges on the driver who has already been charged with causing death by dangerous driving, regarding the first fatality.

By Clifford Stanley