Two miners, Osborn Fredricks and Collis Fredricks died yesterday on the Fourteen Miles Issano Trail, Mazaruni after a truck turned over and pinned them.
Police in Regional Division #7 say that the accident occurred at about 8.30 am and involved motor lorry GVV 7484 owned and driven by 63-year-old Allen Wilson of 14 Miles Issano and occupants: (1) 24-year-old gold miner Ryan Herand of Lima
Sands Essequibo, (2) Abar Baker, a 41-year-old of lot 1 Good Hope E.C.D, (3) 26-year-old gold miner Kelron Jones, (4) 53-year-old gold miner Joseph Sahoye of Lot 5 Zeelugt E.B.E, (5) 38-year-old Shawn Pedro of Four Miles Potaro Road Bartica, (6) 19-year- old gold miner Dexter Bruton, (7) 26-year-old gold miner Osborne Fredricks of Wakapau Lower Pomeroon, and (8) 31-year-old gold miner Collis Fredricks of Wakapau Lower Pomeroon who were all seated at the back in the tray of the lorry.
Enquiries disclosed that the truck was proceeding north along the Fourteen Miles Issano Trail ascending a hill when the driver lost control of the vehicle which turned over. As a result, the occupants fell onto the trail and the lorry pinned Osborne Fredricks and Collis Fredricks.
All the occupants were picked up by police and escorted to the Bartica Regional
Hospital where Shawn Pedro, Dexter Bruton, Joseph Sahoye, Kelron Jones and
Abar Baker were seen and examined by a doctor on duty who treated them for minor lacerations about their bodies, while Osborn Fredricks and Collis Fredricks were pronounced dead on arrival.
A notice of Intended Prosecution has been served on the driver of the truck who is presently in custody assisting with the investigation.
