THE police are investigating an accident on the Bengal Public Road, East Berbice, Corentyne, on Sunday morning which has left a doctor nursing injuries.

According to a police report, around 07:40hrs, motorcar PWW 554 driven by Corporal Ansel McDonald of Number 50 Village was proceeding north on the western side of the Bengal Public Road, when motorcar PSS 4327  driven by Jalaluddin Ally, a doctor attached to the Skeldon Hospital and of Number 52 Village, tried to overtake Mc Donald.

The report stated that around the same time, a truck was being reversed out of a gas station and the doctor attempted to overtake both the policeman and the truck, but did not notice another car heading in his direction.

In a bid to avoid a head-on collision, the doctor drove into the corner of the road and in doing so, he collided with the left front side of the corporal’s car.

The impact caused Ally to lose control of his vehicle and crash into a parked tractor owned by Anand Rambrich. Ally was taken to the Skeldon Hospital where he was treated for minor injuries sustained from the accident.

He later told this publication that it was the officer who hit him from behind, since he was in front and slowed down when he saw the truck being reversed.

“While in the vicinity of the gas station at Bengal, I noticed a truck reversing, so I slowed down as I did feel an impact from behind and the vehicle spin around and slam into a tractor. The impression on the back of my bumper will show that I was the one in front who was hit… It was a miracle that I only came out with minor injuries, because it was the driver side that received the brunt of the impact,” he said.

Ally noted that he was taken to hospital where he was treated, but upon his return, the car belonging to the corporal had already been removed from the scene.

Eyewitnesses who spoke with this publication corroborated Ally’s version of the incident.

Meanwhile, Anand Rambrich, the owner of the tractor wants to know who will fix his now damaged tractor. Several parts, including the axle, rim and tyres are damaged beyond repair and will have to be replaced.