Second brother dies after Harlem accident

Renaldo Ram

Twin brothers Ricardo and Renaldo Ram, 20, are now dead after an accident on Tuesday along the Harlem Public Road, West Coast Demerara.

Renaldo Ram
Renaldo Ram

Ricardo died on Tuesday morning, while Renaldo succumbed on Wednesday morning to his injuries.

The twins, of Canal Number One, West Bank Demerara, had been travelling on a motorcycle when the accident occurred.

According to a police press release, Renaldo was riding with Ricardo as the pillion rider when he lost control of the bike and crashed into a parked trailer.

Ricardo was subsequently pronounced dead at the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH), while Renaldo was treated and transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries a day later.

Their distraught father Ramsundar Ram told Stabroek News that he had gotten a call early Tuesday morning to report to the WDRH because his sons were involved in an accident. He said when he had arrived at the hospital he