Essequibo river boat crash leaves one dead, two missing

Sherry Khan

A mother of four is now dead following an accident on the Essequibo River, where two boats collided causing passengers to “pitch out” of the speedboats involved.

Two other persons are missing and three remain hospitalised.

According to one of the passengers, who did not wish to be named, the accident happened on the Essequibo River, in the vicinity of Hog Island around 5:45 pm on Monday.