South Rd mechanic Gonsalves dies in East Bank collision

A police traffic rank looks at the mangled wreck of Errol Gonsalves’ motorcycle at the scene of the accident yesterday. Inset at top right is Errol Gonsalves. (Photo by Alva Solomon)

Popular city mechanic Errol Gonsalves yesterday met a gruesome end after he collided with a minibus, while riding along the public road at Farm, East Bank Demerara (EBD).

Gonsalves, 50, popularly known as ‘Bamsy’ and whose address was given as Lot 238 South Road, Bourda, Georgetown, died while 15-year-old Aneefa Mohammed, of Agricola, EBD, sustained a fractured jaw in the accident.

Gonsalves and Mohamed were taken to the Diamond Diagnostic Centre, where the former was pronounced dead on arrival. Mohamed was later