A fourteen-year-old boy is now a patient on life support at the Georgetown Public Hospital, after he was struck while riding by a pick-up owned by the Region Six Regional Democratic Council (RDC).
Ryan Benjamin was hit while riding on the Number 45 Village Public Road and his father, Edward Benjamin, said he sustained injuries to his skull, spinal cord and his left hand, which is broken. He also said that his son is now on a life support machine.
The driver of the pick-up, which carries licence plate number PPP 2606, is an RDC employee. He was in police custody up to press time.
The accident occurred around 6:10pm, as Benjamin was on his way back home from a nearby wedding house, where he had gone to deliver a message to his father. The driver, a witness said, tried to apply brakes but was unable to do so and hit the boy, who eventually landed on the windscreen of the pick-up. A woman, with assistance from the driver, put the boy into a car and rushed him to the Skeldon Public Hospital.
Benjamin’s cousin, Tasha, indicated to Stabroek News that persons did not hear when the accident occurred because of the loud music being played from the nearby wedding house. According to her, the bicycle wheels and frame were badly bent after the accident.
