A Sophia resident died on Friday afternoon and his cousin was injured after the car they were travelling in swerved from a motorcycle and landed in the canal at Dennis Street, Sophia.
The dead man has been identified as Orin Caines called “Mug”, 38, of Lot 124 ‘A’ Field, Sophia. Caines succumbed to his injuries shortly after he was transported to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH).
His cousin, Dereck Wilson, 49, of Alberttown, Georgetown sustained injuries to his head and was admitted as a patient at the said hospital. Up to yesterday afternoon his condition was listed as stable.
The accident occurred around 5 pm on Friday.
