A 38-year-old chief prison officer attached to the Guyana Prison Service, on Monday morning, lost his life, and his colleague was injured, after a two-vehicle collision along Homestretch Avenue, Georgetown.

Reports revealed that the accident, which occurred in the vicinity of Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) Headquarters, involved motor car PYY 7942, driven by a 27-year-old prison officer, and a Nissan X-Trail, PWW 4425, driven by a 22-year-old man of Eccles, East Bank Demerara.
The collision resulted in the death of Prince Cox, 38, of Nabacalis, East Coast Demerara.

Enquiries disclosed that the motor car was proceeding west along the southern side of the road and the X-Trail was proceeding east along the northern side of the said road and as both vehicles were approaching CANU headquarters, the motor car, while overtaking a line of vehicles, ended up in the path of the X-trail which pulled further north in an effort to avoid a collision.

However, despite his efforts the front of the X-trail collided with the left side front door and fender of the motor car, resulting in both drivers, as well as occupants of the motor car, Prince Cox and a 22-year-old prison officer of West Ruimveldt, Georgetown, receiving injuries about their bodies.
They were picked up and rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation where Cox was pronounced dead.
The drivers of both vehicles and the other occupant of the motor car were admitted at the hospital and are receiving treatment.
The body is at the hospital’s mortuary awaiting an autopsy.