POLICE are investigating a tragic accident that occurred early Monday morning on the public road at Diamond, East Bank Demerara, resulting in the death of a young driver.
The incident took place at approximately 05:30 hours and involved motor car with registration PZZ 4447.

The vehicle, owned by a female resident of Hope Lowlands, East Coast Demerara, was driven at the time by 20-year-old Mark Andrew Ramachand from Herstelling, East Bank Demerara.
According to initial enquiries, the car was travelling north along the eastern driving lane of the western carriageway at a high speed when the driver lost control. The vehicle skidded, overturned, and ultimately submerged in a nearby trench.
Emergency services were promptly summoned to the scene. Police officers, along with passersby, worked together to extract the vehicle from the trench. They found Ramachand motionless, pinned in the driver’s seat. An ambulance, arriving shortly after the police, brought a team of emergency medical technicians who pronounced the driver dead at the scene.

The body of the deceased has been transported to Memorial Gardens Funeral Home, where it awaits a post-mortem examination. The vehicle was towed to the Diamond Police Station and lodged for examination by a Licensing and Certifying Officer.
The investigation into the exact circumstances of the accident is ongoing as police seek to determine all contributing factors to this unfortunate event.