Mahaicony youth dies in West Berbice accident

Almond Smith

A Mahaicony youth died yesterday morning and two of his friends were injured when the car they were travelling in slammed into a utility pole at Foulis, West Coast Berbice.

The deceased is 22-year-old Trevon Wilson of 22 Catherine, Mahaicony. His friends Earl Miller, 25, of Calcutta, East Coast Demerara and 21-year-old Almond Smith of 18 Catherine, Mahaicony sustained injuries. Wilson was pronounced dead on arrival when he was taken to the Mahaicony Hospital for treatment while Smith was admitted and later transferred to the Georgetown Hospital.

Police, in a statement said that the accident occurred at 5:30am yesterday. “Investigations have revealed that