Almost a dozen men were yesterday air dashed to the city for medical treatment after a truck that was transporting them toppled along a trail at Mahdia. Those identified among the injured were Douglas Caldeira, 53, of Berbice; Charles Burrowes, 52, of 11 Miles Mahdia; Jamal Cumberbatch, 17, of 192 Half Mile Wismar, Linden; Deshode Small, 27, of Amelia’s Ward, Linden; David Durant, 48, of DeKendren, West Coast Demerara; Malcolm Grimes, 57; Cidel Prescott, 52, of Sophia; Linden Alleyne, 51 of Dairy, West Bank Demerara; Phillip Melville, 51, of South Ruimveldt Gardens; and Van Peter, 23. They were all air dashed to the Ogle Airport and subsequently rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), where they were treated. Another man was also said to be part of the contingent but was not identified by this newspaper up to press time.
Stabroek News was told that the accident occurred around 11.30 am as the men were travelling together to Georgetown in the tray of the truck.
The driver of the truck was reportedly speeding along the roadway, resulting in him losing control and running into a tree stump and causing the truck to topple.
A crowd of family members and concerned friends flocked around the entrance of the Accident and Emergency Unit at GPHC last night as three ambulances rushed the first seven men in. The first seven arrived around 7 pm and the remainder arrived around 9 pm. Some of the men were subsequently admitted at the GPHC and some were transferred to Woodlands Hospital.
Up to press time, all of the men were said to be in stable condition.
