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The country’s road fatality figure increased yesterday with the death of a 19-year-old Herstelling, East Bank Demerara resident, who was impaled by parts of a fence after he lost control of the car he was driving while trying to negotiate a treacherous turn on the Quaker’s Hall, Mahaicony Public Road.Shamal Mohamed,NFL Jerseys China, 19, of 224 Second Street Herstelling, East Bank Demerara,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping, died on the spot when his rented Toyota 192 Carina, PLL 9276, ploughed through a fence shortly after 15:00 hours.Rescuers had to cut the huge piece of lumber which had impaled Mohamed’s body to get him from the wreck.Asif Mohamed, of Farm Squatting Area also on the East Bank of Demerara, who was the lone passenger in the car,Wholesale Jerseys Paypal, miraculously survived the crash with just a broken right foot.Dead: Shamal Mohamed Kaieteur News understands that Mohamed was returning the car to its owner at Rose Hall,Cheap NFL Jerseys, Berbice when the mishap occurred.An eyewitness told this newspaper that the car was proceeding at a terrific speed and the driver apparently lost control while rounding a ‘long turn’.According to the eyewitness,Cheap Jerseys USA, the car first struck a lamp post and then ploughed through a chain link fence before coming to a halt. A female resident of the house where the fence was damaged, said that she was inside when she heard the sound of a severe impact.When she looked outside, she saw the passenger desperately trying to exit the vehicle. However,Cheap Football Jerseys China, she did not go near the car.Within seconds, residents nearby rushed to the scene and were forced to cut a post which had impaled the driver,Wholesale NFL Jerseys China, to free him from the vehicle.With a piece of the post protruding from his body, Mohamed was rushed to the Mahaicony Hospital where he was officially pronounced dead on arrival.At the scene, a man recalled that he had seen both Mohamed and his passenger at the United States Embassy earlier yesterday.“They just left me at the embassy and now look how they end up,” the man said.The injured 20-year-old told media operatives while at the Hospital they were heading to the Building Expo being held in Berbice and that he was employed with the driver.He said that they were traveling at about 100 km per hour and the driver lost control of the vehicle as the road was wet.The dead man had a business which sets up trampolines and merry-go rounds among other items and was operating it at the Berbice Expo.His family is said to be overseas and upon hearing the news of his passing, they are making arrangements to return to Guyana. |
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