MINIBUS passenger, 71-year-old, Tella Parhoo, succumbed to injuries she sustained in the gruesome Greenwich Park, East Bank Essequibo accident, which occurred Monday last.

According to a police statement, Parhoo died at the Georgetown Public Hospital around 15:30 hours on Friday, while receiving treatment for her injures; the death toll is now five.

The four others who died in the March 6 accident were: 50-year-old, minibus driver of Bent Street, Wortmanville, Vernon Prowell and minibus passengers Margaret Kennedy, 72, of Tuschen; Olga Reddy, 57, of Parika; and Elvis Charles, 40, of Ruby, East Bank Essequibo.

The accident occurred around 09.30 hours and involved a motor lorry (GZZ 2285) driven by Ewart Stewart and a minibus (BWW 8364) driven by Prowell.

Stewart, 38, was charged on Thursday with four counts of causing death by dangerous driving and remanded to prison; he was also charged with driving an uninsured and uncertified vehicle.

Police had reported that the truck was speeding east along the northern side of the road while approaching a pedestrian crossing and the minibus was heading in the opposite direction.

The truck driver claimed that a car in front of him made a sudden stop at the pedestrian crossing and so he applied brakes and swerved to avoid a collision. As a result, the truck crashed into the minibus.