13-Y-O hospitalised with head injuries after being struck by car

A 13-year-old female student is presently hospitalised and recovering from injuries sustained in an accident that occurred at about 20:00h on Saturday along Dennis Street, Sophia, in the vicinity of Section ‘C’ Field Access Road, Greater Georgetown.

The accident involved motor car #PXX 8265, owned and driven by a 21-year-old resident of ‘B’ Field South Sophia and the 13-year-old student, who was a Pedestrian.

Enquires disclosed that the car was proceeding East along the northern drive lane of Dennis Street Sophia and while approaching Section ‘C’ Field Access Road, the teenager crossed the road from South to North, from behind a car that was on the southern drive lane. The teen ended up in the path of the motor car PXX 8264 where a collision occurred.

As a result of the collision, the pedestrian fell onto the windshield of the car, then onto the road surface where she received injuries on her body. She was picked up in a conscious condition by the driver and public-spirited citizens and transported to the Georgetown Public Hospital where she was seen and examined by a doctor on duty. She is presently receiving treatment for head injuries, and her condition is regarded as stable.

The driver is in Police custody assisting with the investigation.