Police are investigating a fatal accident that occurred at 09:42 hrs this morning (Thursday, July 10, 2025) on the Friendship Public Road, East Bank Demerara, resulting in the death of a 77-year-old man.
The accident involved Motor Lorry #GAE 5317, driven by 37-year-old Aubrey Herman Lim of Timehri, and Motor Jeep #PLL 8152, driven by 77-year-old Mike Dasrat of Lot 24 Brickery, East Bank Demerara, who is now deceased.
Enquiries revealed that the Lorry was proceeding north along the western drive lane of the Friendship Public Road, while the Jeep was proceeding south along the eastern drive lane of the same road.
According to the Lorry driver, while in the vicinity of Friendship Secondary School, he observed the Jeep (approaching from the opposite direction) swerve into his lane and continue driving south. He told investigators that he applied brakes, swerved westward, and came to a stop in an attempt to avoid a collision. However, due to the short braking distance, the Jeep collided head-on with the Lorry.
As a result of the impact, the Jeep driver sustained injuries about his body. The Ambulance Service was summoned and arrived shortly after with a team of Emergency Medical Technicians, who extracted the injured man from his vehicle, placed him into the ambulance in an unconscious condition, and transported him to the Diamond Public Hospital.
There, he was seen and examined by the doctor on duty but later succumbed to his injuries at 10:34 hrs today while receiving treatment, without regaining consciousness.
The body is currently at Memorial Gardens Funeral Home awaiting a post-mortem examination.
A Notice of Intended Prosecution was prepared and served on the Lorry driver, who was also subjected to a breathalyzer test. The results showed no trace of alcohol in his system.
Further investigations are ongoing.
