An Eccles youth succumbed at a city hospital early yesterday morning, hours after he allegedly lost control of his car and crashed into a utility pole along the La Bonne Intention (LBI) East Coast Demerara (ECD) Railway Embankment.
Dead is Anthony Patandin, 22, of Eccles, East Bank Demerara.
Police spokesman Assistant Commissioner Royston Andries-Junor yesterday confirmed that a police investigation is underway into the accident, which occurred around 10.30 pm on Friday.
