Fire Engine slams into car – Four persons critical

East Bank Demerara : At around 1pm today, a fire engine lashed a car leaving four young men critical.

According to an eye witness, the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) vehicle was coming from Georgetown while a black car was heading in the opposite direction coming from the East Bank of Demerara when the Fire engine turned on to the Demerara Harbour Bridge and Hit the car. 

The man said the car had already passed the bridge entrance and the fire engine turned on the wrong side of the bridge entrance.

After the collision the men in the car were left pinned down and no member from the GFS rendered assistance.

The eyewitness said, he along with public spirited persons cut opened the car and took the boys out. They were immediately rushed to a city hospital.