A West Demerara man is now dead after being involved in a single-vehicle accident.
The deceased has been identified as 38-year-old Samlall Mahaice of Lot 23 Stanleytown, West Bank Demerara. He died in an accident on Thursday at about 10:30 hours on Belle Vue Public Road, Canal Number 2 Polder, West Bank Demerara, after he lost control of his white Toyota Axio, PAB 1939 and collided with a culvert.
A police release stated that accident involved motor car PAB 1939, a white Axio owned and driven by Mahaice. Police inquires disclosed that Mahaice was driving at a fast rate along the road when he lost control of the vehicle and collided with a culvert on the road. As a result of the collision the car toppled and ended up in a trench and submerged with him inside. The car was pulled out of the trench by public spirited citizens with the assistance of a lorry. Mahaice was taken out of the car in an unconscious state with injuries to his head and body and rushed to the West Demerara Regional Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
The body is at Ezekiel Funeral Parlor awaiting a post mortem examination.
