CUSTOMS broker Adrian Hoosain of 113 Meadowbrook Gardens, Georgetown died on-the-spot early yesterday morning when the vehicle he was driving, PEE 2564, slammed into a utility pole on the public road at Ruimveldt Industrial Site in Georgetown.

The dead man’s cousin, Aleena Moonsammy, told the Guyana Chronicle yesterday morning that they received word about the 20-year-old being involved in an accident, but relatives had no idea he had perished, until

they saw his body at the Georgetown Public Hospital.

The former student of the North Ruimveldt Multilateral School was reportedly ‘sweet’when he entered his vehicle after parting company with a group of friends shortly before the accident. His friends had reportedly tried desperately to confiscate his car keys in order to prevent him from getting behind the wheel in his state of disequilibrium, but those efforts had failed.

One person observed that no one realised that Hoosain was pinned in the vehicle after the accident, until members of the Guyana Fire Service arrived on scene and had to cut the badly mangled car open to take him out, by which time he was dead.

His cousin described him as a very outgoing and pleasant young man who was loved by all those with whom he interacted, and was very loving and affectionate with his two siblings. He was also said to be very hardworking.

Family members said that when they first heard about the accident, they had no confirmation that Adrian was dead; and although they subquently learnt of his demise, yet still they held fast to their faith in God and prayed that it was mere speculation. Their worst fears were confirmed when they visited the Georgetown Public Hospital.

His cousin said that from looking at Adrian’s body, it appears as though he had suffered internal injuries on top of the lacerations on his face.

The mangled vehicle was eventually taken away from the accident scene and ferried to his Meadowbrook home in Georgetown yesterday.

(By Leroy Smith)