Christina Arjun, the mother of 15-year-old Navindra Mahes, wants nothing but justice after her son was struck and killed by a car driven by a female Police Corporal along the Success Public Road, East Coast Demerara (ECD), on Thursday morning.
The single mother told News Room that her son was a well-mannered young man who had dreams of becoming a mechanical engineer. He was a fifth form student at the Annandale Secondary School and was preparing to write the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) exams.
“My son was a jolly person, he was respectable and well-mannered,” Arjun said.
Arjun recounted that her son left home at 7:15 hrs, as he normally does every day to attend school, but just 15 minutes later, she received the devastating news that he was involved in an accident.
“I was getting ready to go to work when I got a phone call saying my son got hit down at the road and they were taking him to Georgetown Public Hospital. I cut off the phone, got a taxi, and headed down there,” the woman explained.
“My last conversation with him this morning was him calling for me two times – ‘Ma, ma, I am leaving,’ – and I said, ‘Okay, take your time on the road,” Christina recalled.
According to her, the young man has been taking the bus to school every day for the past four years and he was always careful on the road.
“The main thing right now, I need to see justice for my son. That is all I am looking forward to,” she said.
The accident occurred at around 07:30 hrs at a time when the “third lane” system was active.
The accident was captured on CCTV footage and shows Mahes standing on the median that separates the two carriageways, facing north. He then attempted to cross the road using the pedestrian crossing when he was struck down.
The impact flung the teenager several feet into the air before he landed on the roadway, sustaining severe head injuries and a fractured right leg.
Public-spirited citizens rushed the injured teen to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where doctors tried to save his life.
The Police Corporal involved in the accident has since been placed under close arrest as investigations continue.
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