A Canefield Settlement, East Canje, Berbice man died and three others were injured after the driver of a Tacoma vehicle allegedly deliberately drove into a crowd of people near a wedding in the village around 1 am yesterday.
Dead is Somdatt Indal, also known as “Fats”, 51, of Lot 1178 Canefield Settlement, East Canje, Berbice. Injured are Dion Kistan, 11, a student of the Canje Secondary School and of Lot 23 Goed Bananen Land, East Canje, Berbice; Leon Reis, 26, of Lot 1143 East Canefield, East Canje, Berbice; and Daniel Sackichand, 21, of Adelphi Village, East Canje, Berbice.
As of yesterday afternoon, Kistan remained hospitalized at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital. He reportedly sustained one broken leg and major injuries to his other leg, and underwent emergency surgery yesterday morning.
