THE body of 55-year-old Sooklall Phalous was pulled from a trench at the intersection of South Road and Oronoque Street, Georgetown around 22:50 hours Friday, hours after the taxi he was travelling in, drove into the path of another car.

The accident happened around 18:25 hours and involved motorcar, PJJ 4643 and hire car, HD 5268—the taxi the now deceased man was travelling in. Both drivers were treated at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) for minor injuries.

According to the information received, at about 18:25 hours on Friday PJJ 4643 was proceeding east along South Road at a fast rate, while the hire car was proceeding south along the eastern drive lane of Oronoque Street.
While at the intersection of South Road and Oronoque Street, the driver of the taxi reportedly failed to stop and drove into the path of PJJ 4643. The police said that the front of PJJ 4643 collided with the right side of the hire car, and as a result of the collision, the hire car ended up in a trench on the side of the road.

The 55-year-old passenger was flung out of the car because of the impact. The drivers of both cars were taken to the hospital.

It is unclear at this point if the taxi driver reported that there was a second person in his car. Phalous’ body was not found until 22:50 hours by public-spirited persons. He was taken to the GPHC where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

The body is at the GPHC’s Mortuary, awaiting a post-mortem examination.