Twenty-nine-year-old June Ann James who was hit in the head by a speeding route 41 minibus on Aubrey Barker Road on Monday night was still critical in the Intensive Care Unit of the Georgetown Public Hospital last evening.

The woman’s relatives told this newspaper that while she was not able to communicate with them by words, her non-verbal cues, squeezing their hand, was their symbol of hope.

James of 1731 Achievement place South Ruimveldt was riding her scooter on her way home when the accident occurred. Her daughter who was the pillion rider escaped without a scratch.

James sustained a deep wound in the middle of her forehead and some minor injuries.

According to her child, she was trying to get up after she had fallen off the bike while swerving from traffic, when a speeding bus hit her.

The woman was rushed to GHP where she was treated immediately.