Three-vehicle smash-up… Greene died from a fractured spine; Shaffiya succumbed to multiple injuries

POST mortems on the bodies of former Commissioner of Police, Henry Greene, 58, and 10-year-old Shaffiya Jamaluddin yesterday revealed that he died as a result of a fractured spine while the latter died of multiple injuries following a three-vehicle smash-up at Harlem Public Road, West Coast Demerara, on Friday morning.

altAfter the post mortem, yesterday the bodies of both Greene and Jamaluddin were handed over to the families for burial.
According to reports, since Greene was not on active duty in the Guyana Police Force (GPF) he will not be given a military funeral but his pallbearers will be the Acting Commissioner of Police, Leroy Brumell and Deputy Commissioner  ‘Law Enforcement’ Seelall Persaud, followed by the Last Post.
Acting Traffic Chief, Superintendent Hugh Denhart on Sunday said that so far they know that the canter truck attached to Bakewell and a motorcar were proceeding west along the Harlem public road but for some reason Greene’s Land Cruiser ended up on the southern side of the roadway which caused a head-on collision.
Meanwhile, when asked about reports in some sections of the media which suggest that the former Top Cop reportedly fell asleep at the wheel and that he was speeding at the time, Denhart said that he could not make a pronouncement since the matter was still being probed.alt
Survivors reported to the media that before the collision Greene’s vehicle was swaying and suddenly it increased speed and came directly in their path.
They added that the accident could not be avoided although the drivers of both the truck and car had slowed down after observing the vehicle’s movements on the roadway on Friday morning.
Police reported that at about 09:10 hrs former Commissioner of Police Henry Greene was driving his motor vehicle PLL 7411 along the roadway at Harlem,, when it is reported that his vehicle veered into the lane of motor car PJJ 4812, which was travelling in the opposite direction, resulting in a head-on collision. PLL 7411 then collided with motor canter GJJ 9067 that was travelling behind motor car PJJ 4812.
As a result of the collision Henry Greene and Shaffiya Jamaluddin, 10, of Canefield, East Canje, Berbice, who was in motor car PJJ 4812, received injuries and were pronounced dead on arrival at the WDRH.
Victor Persaud, 35, of Vriesland, West Bank Demerara, who was driving the motor canter and his two porters received injuries and were taken to the WDRH. Victor Persaud was admitted, while the two porters were treated and sent away.
The driver of  motor car PJJ 4812 Raheem Kaleem, 45, along with the other occupants Reeaz Kaleem, 18, Fawaaz Kaleem, 15, Shaimoon Kaleem, 46, and Zaitoon Hoosein, 26, all of Canefield, East Canje, received injuries and were also taken to the WDRH.
Shaimoon Kaleem was treated and sent away, while the others have been admitted for medical treatment.

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