Car crash causes West Bank blackout

The car after it uprooted two utility poles and a wooden bridge

A suspected police chase ended in a car slamming into two utility poles at Goed Fortuin, West Bank Demerara on Friday night causing a blackout in the area.

The car PMM 9414 driven by Rajendradat Lall crashed into the poles some time around 11.35pm on Friday, causing a power outage to parts of the West Bank for approximately two hours.

According to Ewart Benjamin he had just retired to bed at his Lot 15 Public Road Goed Fortuin, WBD home when he heard a noise outside his home, and on checking saw a car tumbling. It came to