A POLICE constable is under investigation after crashing a Guyana Police Force (GPF) vehicle, PTT 5178, into a utility pole in Berbice.Reports are that the incident occurred while the policeman, who was the driver of the vehicle, and two other constables were escorting a man, who was arrested on a warrant, from Whim to the Mibicuri Magistrate’s Court.
It is alleged that because of the speed at which he was driving, the policeman, who was going south, lost control of the vehicle when he swerved to avoid hitting a motorcyclist and crashed headlong into the utility pole.
As a result of the accident, the vehicle has reportedly been irreparably damaged, while the prisoner and one of the two other constables travelling with him, who lost most of his teeth, and were admitted to the New Amsterdam Hospital.
The driver, meanwhile, and his other colleague walked away with minimal injuries.