By Leroy Smith
A MOTHER of seven children, all girls, was killed Saturday evening and several other persons were injured in an accident at Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara.Dead is Irene Ramsey. She was standing with at least three other persons on the roadside when a car ploughed into them.
The Guyana Chronicle understands that Ramsey and the others had just left a friend’s 50th birthday party.
Eyewitnesses said a car was heading east along the Mahaicony main road, while another was heading in the opposite direction when the accident took place.
Eyewitnesses said that due to an “uneven” bridge in the area, the car which was heading west used the lane on the other aide to avoid the uneven section of the bridge.
At the same time, the car which was heading east and reportedly being driven at a fast rate, experienced a tyre blow- out and slammed into the other car, which then slammed into Ramsey and the other persons who were waiting for transportation.
The eyewitnesses related that the driver of the other car attempted to flee the scene, but was hampered by the blown- out tyre which caused the police and persons from the area to catch up with him.
One man said that moments before the accident, he offered the now dead woman a ride, but she refused because there were two men inside the vehicle.
After the accident, the victims were rushed to the Mahaicony Hospital and those who were injured were later transferred to the Georgetown Hospital after being stabilised at the Mahaicony Hospital.
Up to late Saturday evening the police had only one of the drivers in their custody and a breathlyzer test was administered to him, while the other driver was receiving medical attention.