Two persons are reportedly dead following an accident at Zealand, Mahaicony on Monday.

According to reports , the driver of a vehicle , Michael Aubrey Ross , was attempting to overtake a combine sometime after 14:00hrs on Monday when he drove into the path of another vehicle. The car , which bears registration PMM  1423, was heading to Berbice at the time.

An eyewitness recalled seeing four passengers including Kevin Madray , two women who are siblings , Jennifer Park and Judy Park  along with the driver being hauled from the car after it ran into a canal nearby. He said the other man , said to be a Surinamese , emerged from the vehicle soon after it ran off the road.

The driver of the car and one of the sisters passed away at the scene.Police are investigating the incident.