A 15-year-old schoolboy was killed on Thursday morning after he was struck by a car driven by a female Police Corporal in what is popularly known as the “third lane” during morning traffic at Success, East Coast Demerara (ECD).
Dead is Navindra Mahes, a student of Annandale Secondary School and resident of Le Ressouvenir, ECD. The fatal accident occurred around 07:30 hrs on the Success Public Road, as commuters rushed to work and school.
Police said the vehicle involved—a motorcar bearing registration number PAB 214—was being driven west along the northern carriageway of the public road, in the southern driving lane, at a time when the “third lane” system was active.
According to a Police statement, video footage showed the teenage pedestrian standing on the median that separates the two carriageways, facing north. He then attempted to cross the road using the pedestrian crossing, when the left front side of the car struck him.
Mahes was flung onto the roadway, sustaining severe injuries to his head and body. Public-spirited citizens quickly rushed him to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where doctors found that he had suffered head trauma and a fractured right leg. Despite efforts to save him, he succumbed to his injuries at 09:56 hrs while receiving emergency treatment.
His body is now at the Georgetown Public Hospital Mortuary, awaiting a post-mortem examination.
The 35-year-old Police Corporal who was driving the vehicle has since been placed under close arrest as investigations continue.
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