Teen pandit succumbs after traffic accident

Gansham Lekhram

A teenage pandit succumbed to his injuries yesterday afternoon, more than a week after he was involved in an accident along the Tuschen Public Road, East Bank Essequibo (EBE).

Dead is Gansham Lekhram, 19, a resident of Zeelugt, EBE.

Lekhram reportedly sustained massive internal and head injuries and was admitted as a patient in the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) Intensive Care Unit (ICU) where he succumbed around 1pm yesterday. He was on a life support machine.