THE driver of the log truck involved in Friday night’s fatal accident at Moblissa is in police custody as an investigation continues.A No.72 minibus, which plies the Georgetown to Mahdia route, crashed into the back of the truck; some reports are that the truck was parked while others suggest it was moving.
According to Commander of the Division, Senior Superintendent Karim Baksh, the driver is assisting with the investigation and both the mangled minibus and the truck have been impounded.

The minibus, BVV 3782, was travelling to Georgetown from the Takuba Lodge, Konawaruk mining district and had four occupants.
One of the passengers died on the spot and another died at the Linden Hospital Complex while receiving treatment.
The dead persons have been identified as miner Royston Holder and Bridget Alleyne, 59, wife of the driver, Peter Alleyne. Apart from her husband, the woman leaves to mourn her eight children and grandchildren.
The driver, fondly known as Brother Peter, and another occupant, a Brazilian national, were transferred to the Diamond Diagnostic Centre where they remain in stable condition.
According to Commander Karim Baksh, the hauler truck – GMM 6461- was also moving in a westerly direction at the time of the collision. This was, however, refuted by several eye witnesses and the driver of the bus.
Eye witnesses revealed that the truck, loaded with huge logs which extended some 15 feet from its tray, was parked in the middle of the bridge sometime around 20:00 hrs when the accident occurred.

Reports reaching this newspaper indicated that the truck’s radiator had overheated and the truck stopped moving. Asa result, the driver was not able to pull to the side of the road.
The driver was attempting to restart the engine when the accident occurred.
Daughter of the late Bridget Alleyne, Rubyanna Alleyne, told the Guyana Chronicle that her father related to her that he was driving at a pace of 60 kilometres per hour when he collided with the truck.
He related that there were no reflector lights or anything to enhance his visuals and the truck was not visible to his naked eyes.
It was not until he had almost collided with the truck that he realised a lumber truck was parked in front of him.
She related that when she arrived on the scene, police officers were trying to get the truck to move as it was still shut down.
“My father told me that the driver of the truck did not even come out to assist, because he was busy trying to get the truck to move,” she said.
The grieving daughter said that her father is a careful driver who had plied the route for the last 28 years.
This is the fifth fatality that has occurred on the Soesdyke-Linden Highway for 2016.
Region 10 officials are calling for lumber trucks to stop traversing the highway and to have the logs sail down the Demerara River as was done in the past.

Regional Chairman Renis Morian on a recent visit to the highway blamed the heavy-duty trucks and vehicles for damage to the road.
In addition to this, Regional Councillors have made calls to the relevant authorities to have the highway equipped with lights and road markings.
The dark thoroughfare was described as a death trap while driving at nights as visibility is extremely difficult, especially when there is fog. Most of the accidents that occur on the highway happen at nights.