ALVIN Dubar, a 48-year-old hire car driver of Lot 5 Section ‘B’ Sarah Johanna, East Bank Demerara (EBD), lost his life, in an accident on Monday afternoon, on the Soesdyke/Linden Highway after he lost control of the vehicle he was driving, which flipped several times before coming to a halt.

According to a police report, Dubar was driving a hire car, HD 808, a silver-grey Toyota Spacio, and was travelling north along the western side of the Soesdyke/Linden Highway at a fast rate of speed when he lost control of the vehicle. There was a passenger in the vehicle.

As a result, the driver was flung from the vehicle and ended up on the western grass parapet, where he received injuries to his head and about his body.

Dubar was picked up by Police ranks and public-spirited citizens in an unconscious condition and taken to the Diamond Diagnostic Centre, EBD.

Upon arrival, the driver was examined by doctors on duty, and he was pronounced dead.

The passenger, 49-year-old Rayan Khan of Soesdyke, was also taken to the Diamond Diagnostic Centre where he was seen and examined by a doctor on duty, and was later transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, where he was admitted as a patient in the Male Surgical Ward, suffering from lacerations to the head and about the body. His condition was regarded as stable.

Khan regained consciousness at around 13:25 hours on Tuesday afternoon. He was subsequently discharged from the GPHC and escorted to the Police Highway Patrol Base at Yarrowkabra, Soesdyke/Linden Highway.

The body of Dubar was then transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital’s Mortuary for storage, awaiting a post-mortem examination. Further investigation is in progress.