Georgetown: A 21 year-old man and his 16 year-old girlfriend was killed in a crash on the Mahaica Bridge, East Coast Demerara (ECD) after allegedly evading a police road block at Perseverance, ECD.
Dead is Christopher Bhagwandat, 21, of Mon Repos, ECD and Sheereda Persaud, 16, of Bath, West Coast Berbice (WCB).
Bhagwandat was the driver of motorcar PNN 8852 which reportedly escaped a police roadblock at Perseverance, ECD.
Reports are that the young man had ventured to Bath to pick up his girlfriend to return to his home to celebrate his mother’s birthday on Wednesday.
The motorcar had stopped at the roadblock but when ranks asked to see the driver’s identification card, the vehicle pulled in the corner but then sped away.
As such, ranks from the Mahaicony Police Station were alerted and three officers joined the Force-issued van and gave chase.
Whilst in the vicinity of the Mahaica Bridge, the police vehicle collided and PNN 8852 crashed into another vehicle during the chase. As a result, the car crashed into a truck which then lost control, flipped and slammed into another car.
Three cops, including a female officer, are injured. The occupants of the second car – a man, his wife and two kids – are also injured. The truck driver suffered minor injuries.
They are currently receiving care at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC).
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