Teen remains critical after fatal Diamond accident

Johnny Persaud
Johnny Persaud

Johnny Persaud, the 17-year-old who was left critically injured after a fatal minibus accident at Diamond, East Bank Demerara (EBD), remains a patient in the Intensive Care Unit at the Georgetown Public Hospital.

A source told Stabroek News that the teen remains in a critical condition with no improvements since he was initially admitted.

Persaud was involved in the accident that left Shonica Edwards and Anthony Persaud dead and several others injured after the bus they were travelling in toppled several times.

The driver of the bus, Kevon Moore, has since been charged with several offences, including causing the deaths of Edwards and Persaud.

Police, in a report, stated that at the time of the accident minibus BXX 7256, being driven by Moore, was proceeding south along the eastern carriageway of the Diamond road at a fast rate of speed. Moore allegedly lost control of the vehicle, which toppled several times and came to a stopped facing in a south-eastern direction. 

As a result, all the passengers were injured. 

Passengers Jessie Wishart, 23, and Joel Wishart 20, Odarry Gonsalves 18, Valencia George, 18, and Shane Argyle, 17, all of Land of Canaan, EBD, were all treated and discharged by the Diamond Diagnostic Centre after the accident.

Several other passengers were taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital. They were identified as Sabrina Corlette, 18, of Lot 186 Hyde Park, Timehri, EBD, who suffered a dislocated right ankle and head injuries, Seth Abrams, 18, of Lot 66 Schoonord, West Bank Demerara, who suffering from deep abrasion injuries to the right leg, and Edgar Dublin, 17, of Land of Canaan, who suffered from abrasions to the shoulders and back.

Michael James, 16, of Lot 29 Koker Dam, Land of Canaan, East Bank Demerara, who suffered injuries to his head and neck, is also said to be recovering.