A motor lorry driver is expected to appear at the New Amsterdam Court on Tuesday after he collided with a motor canter, causing it to catapult some 40 feet away from the point of impact on Philadelphia Street, New Amsterdam, Berbice.

Abiosey Collins, 42, of Lot 49 Stanleytown, New Amsterdam, a driver attached to Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MPI) was behind the wheel of the ministry’s vehicle, GTT 2361, travelling south along Republic Road when the accident occurred.

Eyewitnesses said the driver of motor lorry GWW 6880 was proceeding west along the Vryheid Public Road at a fast rate of speed, and had failed to stop at the intersection. The driver proceeded into Philadelphia Street, and in so doing, collided with the right rear end of the canter, causing it to catapult, several times, before it came to a halt with its wheels suspended upwards.

The speeding truck halted some 75 feet away from the point of impact.
Both drivers passed a breathalyser test; however, the driver of the motor lorry has been slapped with a dangerous driving charge. Collins suffered minor injuries in the accident.