SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD Julio Joseph of Pomona Housing Scheme in Region Two, lost his life after the driver of the vehicle he was in lost control and crashed into the concrete fence of a private residence.

The accident which occurred early Sunday morning has left Gavinash Narine, 20, of Onderneeming Sand Pit, Essequibo Coast, with life-threatening injuries. He is currently a patient of the Intensive Care Unit at Suddie Public Hospital where he is receiving treatment for head injuries and broken limbs.

This publication understands that Joseph was a student of the Aurora Secondary School.

According to his mother, Onika Persaud, he had earlier left home for the barbershop. Upon returning, he told her that he was going to accompany a friend to Supenaam.

Persaud said she later messaged her son and he told her that he was at a supermarket in Supenaam with his friend.

It was while returning home that tragedy struck.

Persaud recounted that she received a telephone call concerning the accident. The caller told her to go to the Suddie Public Hospital. However, when she arrived, she was told that her son had already died.

“My son was my everything. He was so kind and loving. I don’t know why this is happening,” the grief-stricken woman said.

Joseph’s body is at the Suddie Mortuary awaiting a post-mortem examination.