A 38-year-old minibus driver lost his life in an accident early Saturday morning when he slammed into another minibus on the Friendship, East Bank Demerara (EBD) Public Road.
Dead is Keyon Harvey of Grove Squatting Area, EBD; the accident happened around 05:40 hrs.

Injured are Paul David, 52, of Public Road, Friendship, EBD; Yannick Noel, 27, of Supply, EBD; Vishal Goriah, 19, of Friendship, EBD, and Lotoya Thorne, 34, of Friendship, EBD. They were all treated at the Diamond Diagnostic Centre and sent away.

David was the driver of the minibus which the now-deceased man slammed into. According to the police, Harvey was proceeding south along the eastern side of the Friendship Public Road at a fast rate when he lost control of minibus, BVV 1137, and swerved onto the opposite side of the said road and collided with the right side front of David’s minibus, BAC 950, which had stopped on the side of the road to pick up passengers.

Both vehicles were extensively damaged as a result of the collision. Harvey died at the scene of the accident, while the other passengers were taken to the Diamond Diagnostic Centre for medical attention.
The body of the deceased was transported to the Memorial Gardens Funeral Home where it is awaiting a post-mortem. Investigations are ongoing.