Third Novar accident victim still in ICU

Gopaul Brignandan, one of the survivors of last Monday’s accident at Novar, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara, remains a patient of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Georgetown Public Hospital while his relatives are reluctant to speak.

Narine Datt Bissoon, another victim, died on Friday in the High Dependency Unit (HDU) two hours after he was taken back to the institution after undergoing Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), his sister Kamla had told Stabroek News.

Police had said in a press release that they were investigating a fatal accident that occurred at about 22:45 hrs at Novar, Mahaicony which resulted in the death of driver Chetram Singh, 52, of Good Faith, Mahaicony, ECD and injuries to the occupants Bissoon and Brignandan.

The release said investigations have revealed that Singh was driving motor vehicle PKK 9600 along the public road when he lost control of the vehicle and collided with motor lorry GJJ 4906 which was parked on the road.

Singh and the two occupants sustained injuries and were taken to the Mahaicony Hospital and then transferred to the GPH. Singh later succumbed, while the other two were admitted patients.