An accident on the Schoonord Public Road opposite the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB) last evening briefly held up traffic after the driver of a Toyota AT192 motor car lost control of the vehicle and collided with a Nissan motor car.

The two vehicles

According to reports, the driver of the Toyota car, a 22 year old police officer, sustained injuries.

Based on an eyewitness account, the driver of the Toyota car, PLL 2330 was heading west along the roadway in the direction of Wales while the Nissan car, PJJ 6103 had just crossed the DHB and the driver of that vehicle was waiting to turn left in the direction of Wales when the vehicles collided around 8 pm. The latter escaped with minor injuries after the air bag in his vehicle inflated on impact.

The driver of the Toyota spent more than half of an hour trapped before he was extracted from the vehicle by members of the Guyana Fire Service and according to an eyewitness, the man was crying out in pain during this time. He was rushed to the West Demerara Regional Hospital.  There were no passengers in the two vehicles at the time of the accident.