The 18-month-old baby lost his life in an accident on the Brittania Public Road, West Coast Berbice at about 13 hours 45 today.
The dead toddler has been identified as Karson Mayers of lot 32 Belmont East Coast Demerara.
The News Desk understands that that motor car #PAG 5148 was proceeding west along the southern side of the said road at a fast rate and negotiated a right turn when the driver lost control of the vehicle and ended up on the northern side of the road into the path of motor lorry #GXX 1685 with trailer # TAD 3229 which was proceeding east along northern side of the road.
As a result, the right side of the car collided with the right side of the trailer, which caused the two occupants, the toddler and Monique Richmond who were sitting in the right side rear seat to receive injuries. They were taken to Fort Wellington Hospital, where they were seen and examined by a doctor who pronounced Karson Mayers dead on arrival.
The other occupant, Richmond was admitted as a patient for observation. Breathalyzer tests were conducted on both drivers, which revealed that the lorry driver had 5 micrograms, and the car driver had 4 micrograms, respectively, both below the prescribed limit of 38 micrograms.
Investigations are ongoing.
