POLICE are investigating a fatal accident at Good Hope, Public Road, East Coast Demerara, which claimed the life of 32-year-old Rakesh Singh, called ‘Raco’.

According to reports, on Tuesday, April 14, 2020, about 22:00 hours, Singh was a passenger in motor car PJJ 675, which was driven by 24-year-old emergency medical technician Kelron Benjamin of Surat Drive, Triumph, ECD.

Enquiries disclosed that the motor car was proceeding west along the northern drive lane of the southern carriageway of the road, reportedly at a fast rate of speed when the front of the vehicle collided with a cow which was standing on the said carriageway.

As a result of the collision, Benjamin and Singh, who was seated in the front passenger seat received injuries about their bodie. They were picked up in an unconscious condition and taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation.

Singh was pronounced dead on arrival while Benjamin was admitted, suffering from head injuries.

Police investigation is still ongoing.

Residents explained that the street lights from Annandale to Good Hope are not working, and the area would be “pitch dark”.

“Presently they are not working, and, at night, even if your lights are on high beam, you can’t see nothing” another resident explained.

Residents also complained about the number of stray animals that wander on the roadways in the village at nights, resulting in a number of accidents.

Singh, formerly of Number 46 Village, Corentyne, Berbice, worked as a taxi driver, and it was reported that he had just collected food from relatives in the area when he met his demise.