Collision with cow claims life of taxi driver

Dead: Rakesh Singh

The victim of the fatal accident which occurred on Tuesday night when a motorcar collided with a cow on the Good Hope Public Road, East Coast Demerara, has been identified as a taxi driver and former resident of No. 46 Village, Corentyne, Berbice.

The dead man, Rakesh Singh, 32, who relocated to Lot 8 Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara and has been living there for about a year, died on Tuesday at about 10 pm, four hours after the mandated 6 pm curfew. The driver, who is currently at the Georgetown Public Hospital suffering from head injuries, has also been identified. He is Kelron Benjamin, 24, of lot 114 Surat Drive, Triumph, East Coast Demerara and a former Emergency Medical Technician with the Guyana Fire Service.