Popular businessman dies in Camp Street accident
Dead: Derek Mangal
Dead: Derek Mangal

TRAGEDY struck early Monday morning when city businessman, Derek Mangal, was killed during a vehicular accident at the corner of Camp and Middle Streets, downtown.

Reports are that Mangal, 45, of Diamond Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara, was on his motorcycle, awaiting the traffic light on the western carriageway at Camp and Middle Streets to change signal in his favour when the accident occurred.

The car that jumped the traffic light

Though reports are somewhat sketchy, the gist of it is that the driver of a motorcar, believed to be a woman, intent on beating the traffic light, ran the Toyota Raum behind Mangal.

The impact reportedly caused the Toyota Raum, in turn, to knock Mangal off his motorcycle and pin him to a nearby utility post.

A relative of his told this publication that Mangal had just opened his store — the popular Ema’s Collection at the Multi-complex Mall on Regent Street — and was heading to the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) on Camp Street when tragedy struck.

“We hear that after the lady knock the Raum, it ended up into Derek and pinned him to the bottom of the lamppost,” said the relative.
Reports are that persons who were in the area rushed to assist the man, but despite their efforts, he was pronounced dead on arrival at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC).

Mangal leaves to mourn his wife, Rose, and his daughter who is currently sitting the Caribbean Secondary Examination Council (CSEC) exams.

Meanwhile, the Guyana Police Force has confirmed that the driver was apprehended and is being held for questioning.

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