gruesome accident on the Greenwich Park Public Road, East Bank Essequibo has succumbed, taking the death toll to five persons.
Minibus passenger Tella Parhoo, 71, died at around 15:30 hrs Friday at the Georgetown Public Hospital while undergoing medical treatment for her injuries sustained in the accident.
Parhoo’s body is at the Georgetown Public Hospital’s Mortuary, awaiting a Post Mortem Examination.
The four others who died in Monday’s accident were: 50-year-old Vernon Prowell, the minibus driver of Bent Street, Wortmanville, and minibus passengers Margaret Kennedy, 72, of Tuschen; Olga Reddy, 57, of Parika; and Elvis Charles, 40, of Ruby, East Bank Essequibo.
The accident occurred at about 9.30 hrs on March 06, 2023, and involved a motor lorry (GZZ 2285) driven by Ewart Stewart and a minibus (BWW 8364) driven by Vernon Prowell.
Ewart Sewart, 38, was arrested on March 6 for his involvement that day in the accident and charged on Thursday with four counts of Causing Death by Dangerous Driving.
