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Timehri men killed after car crashes into bridge rail

03 February 2025
This content originally appeared on INews Guyana.
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See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:

Police are investigating a fatal incident which occurred at about 23:00hrs last night (Sunday 2nd February 2025), on the Land of Canaan public road, East Bank Demerara, which claimed the lives of 22-year-old Ronaldo Gordon and 23-year-old Joel Sutherland.

The incident involved motor car #PAD 7677, driven by Ronaldo Gordon (now deceased), from Lot 354 Timehri North, East Bank Demerara. Joel Sutherland — from Lot 94 Timehri North, East Bank Demerara, was seated in the front passenger seat of the car.

Enquiries disclosed that the car was proceeding North along the western drive lane of Land of Canaan public road at a fast rate when the driver, Ronaldo Gordon, lost control of the vehicle which ended up in the eastern drive lane and collided with a concrete bridge rail on the side of the road.

As a result of the collision, the car was extensively damaged, and both the driver and occupant were thrown out of the vehicle, where they received injuries on their bodies. They were then picked up by passersby and placed into a motor vehicle and taken to the Diamond Diagnostic Centre, where they were both seen and examined by Doctor Clementson, who pronounced them both dead on arrival.

Further investigations are ongoing.