Father, 15-year-old daughter killed in Mandela Roundabout crash
The mangled motorcar
The mangled motorcar

A FATHER and his 15-year-old daughter were killed early Thursday morning after the car in which they were travelling overturned at the Nelson Mandela Avenue Roundabout in Georgetown.
Dead are Kenneth Johnson, of ‘A’ Field, Sophia, East Coast Demerara and his daughter Kelly Johnson, who was seated in the front passenger seat of the vehicle.

Kenneth Johnson

According to a release from the Guyana Police Force, the fatal accident occurred at about 01:50hrs on Thursday and involved motor car PAL 2882, which was being driven by the father.
Initial investigations revealed that the vehicle was proceeding west along Aubrey Barker Road when, upon approaching the Nelson Mandela Avenue Roundabout, the driver allegedly lost control while negotiating a turn.
The car subsequently collided with a concrete median and overturned several times, before coming to a stop on the western parapet of the Nelson Mandela to Eccles Inter-Link Road.
As a result of the collision, both the driver and the front-seat passenger sustained severe injuries. They were pronounced dead at the scene by a doctor on duty.
A 12-year-old male who was seated in the rear of the vehicle was rescued from the wreckage by emergency responders and transported to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) where he remains hospitalised in critical condition.

Kelly Johnson

Police said the bodies of the deceased were later escorted to the Memorial Gardens Funeral Home, where they are awaiting post-mortem examinations.
Investigators have also noted that CCTV cameras are installed in the area, and footage will be reviewed as part of the ongoing probe into the circumstances surrounding the accident.
Investigations are continuing.

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