-family calls for justice

FIFTY-SIX-YEAR-OLD Toolsie Maniram of Devonshire Castle, Region Two, succumbed to his injuries at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation on Saturday, 26 days after he was involved in a horrific accident on the Devonshire Castle public road.

Maniram was in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and died without regaining consciousness. His daughter, Felisha Maniram Ramnarine, told the Sunday Chronicle that the family was hoping for a miracle that he would have recovered.

She said the family is seeking justice because her father was the sole breadwinner of the family. Maniram was struck off his motorcycle by a speeding hearse attached to the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) of Region Two; he was dragged some distance before the vehicle flipped and ended up inside a trench.
The daughter said that, to date, the driver, 59-year-old Bharat Joseph of Zorg, Essequibo, never contacted the family.

“Look how many days passed, the driver did not even contact us; my father was very hard working and he used to provide money for the family. Since he was at the GPHC, lots of money was spent,” the distraught daughter said.
She and her six siblings are making arrangements to have their father’s body transported to the Essequibo Coast for the funeral.

Police reported that around 17:10hrs on the day in question, Maniram was proceeding south along the eastern side of the road, when the vehicle – GNN 5061– crashed into him.
The driver told the police that he lost control of the hearse while negotiating a turn and the front of his vehicle collided with the rear of the motorcycle.