A POLICE constable is currently hospitalised in a serious condition, nursing a fractured right hand and head injuries, following an accident at around 04:30 hrs on Saturday on the #72 Public Road in Corentyne, Berbice.

According to a police press release, the accident involved Motor Pickup #PAE 1659, owned by the Guyana Police Force and attached to Springlands Police Station (Anti-crime) and driven at the time by the now hospitalised cop, and Motor Lorry #GLL 2841, driven by a 39-year-old of #75 Village Corriverton, Berbice.

“Investigation so far revealed that the police pickup was proceeding south along the eastern drive lane while the lorry driver is alleging that he saw the pickup proceeding on the western drive lane. Upon seeing this, the lorry driver said he swerved left to avoid a head-on collision, but despite his best effort, the pickup collided with the right-side cab of the lorry.”

“As a result of the collision, the driver (and two occupants/police ranks) of the police pickup and the lorry driver and 15 occupants received injuries on their bodies,” the release said.

The injured persons were taken to the Skeldon Public Hospital by public-spirited citizens. One of the police ranks (occupant) was treated and sent away, while the other was kept at the hospital for observation.

The driver of the police pickup was treated at the Skeldon Public Hospital for a fractured right hand and head injuries. He was later referred to the New Amsterdam Public Hospital, where he was further treated for the said injuries, and admitted as a patient. His condition is regarded as serious, the release added.