Woman returning from flag-raising killed in Peters Hall crash

Roxanne Mitchell

A Farm, East Bank Essequibo woman was killed around 2:15 am yesterday when the Route 32 minibus she was travelling in collided with another minibus close to the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DBH).

Roxanne Mitchell, 44, along with her husband, Peter Mitchell, 50, and others were at the time returning home from the flag-raising ceremony, which marked Guyana’s 50th Independence anniversary, when tragedy struck.

She was rushed to the Diamond Diagnostic Centre (DDC) where she was pronounced dead shortly after arriving.

Her husband and other passengers suffered minor injuries and