Two members of the Guyana Police Force, one of whom is a senior police officer, were injured following an accident on the Friendship Public Road, East Bank Demerara, yesterday morning.
The accident involved a pickup, PAC 5254, owned by the Guyana Police Force and a lorry GAE 38, owned by Ashoka Buildcon Limited of GuySuCo compound, La Bonne Intention, East Coast Demerara. The driver is currently in police custody assisting with investigation.
A police report stated that both the driver of the pickup, Ellery Mason, a 31-year-old police constable stationed at the Regional 4B headquarters and passenger, Commander of the Regional Division 4B, Senior Superintendent of Police Mahendra Singh, were injured. At the time of the accident, the lorry was being driven by Romel Benjamin, 29, of Lovely Lass Village, West Coast Berbice.
