A day at the creek ended
horribly for some city residents when the pick-up in which they
were traveling turned turtle on the East Bank Demerara Public
Road in the vicinity
of Land of Canaan yesterday afternoon.
Twelve of the creek-goers
were injured after the driver of their pick-up swerved to avoid
colliding with a minibus.
The injured almost
overwhelmed the Accident and Emergency unit of the Georgetown
Public Hospital , forcing medical personnel to devise a system
to deal with the most seriously injured first.
Most of the victims
sustained cuts and bruises, except for one woman, Rosanna King,
of Kitty Public Road , who is suspected to have a fractured
shoulder and another male who was suffering from spinal
injuries.
According to reports, the
pick-up was traveling in a northerly direction when the minibus,
which was approaching from the opposite direction, drove into
their path after overtaking another vehicle.
An eyewitness said that the
driver of the pick-up took evasive action which led to the
vehicle spinning out of control and landing in a nearby trench.
The passengers were hurled
into the canal and amidst much panic and fear, eventually made
it out and were subsequently transported to the hospital.
Tuesday,
September 11, 2007
