A 60-year-old woman, Salima Heeralal, has died from injuries sustained in a serious accident on Sunday, September 29, 2024, on the La Bonne Intention (LBI) Railway Embankment, East Coast Demerara.
The accident occurred at around 6:00 hrs. and involved two vehicles: motorcar #PAE 672, driven by 21-year-old Marshall Allicock of Earls Court, LBI, and motorcar #PAH 5148, owned by Trans Guyana Airways Limited and driven by 58-year-old Prakash Heeralal of Good Hope, East Coast Demerara.

Salima Heeralal was a passenger in PAH 5148 at the time of the accident. According to police reports, Allicock, who was driving south on the LBI access road, failed to stop at the intersection and collided with the right-side centre of PAH 5148, which was proceeding west along the southern driving lane of the embankment.

The impact caused Heeralal’s vehicle to swerve and crash into a bridge on the southern side of the road.
Public-spirited citizens rushed to the scene and assisted in rescuing Prakash and Salima from the wreckage.

Both persons were transported to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where they were admitted for treatment.
Allicock, who was also injured, was taken to a private city hospital by a family member and admitted for observation.

Heeralal succumbed to her injuries on Monday, September 30, around 2:40 hrs while receiving treatment in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Georgetown Public Hospital.
Prakash Heeralal has since been discharged, while Allicock remains hospitalised. The investigation into the accident is ongoing.