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Dec 12, 2012 News
Hours after the minibus that he was conducting toppled and pinned him, 25-year-old Rodwin Todd of Beterverwagting, East Coast Demerara (ECD), succumbed to his injuries at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation while undergoing surgery.
Todd, a father of one, was said to have suffered massive head injuries when the minibus BKK 1776 crashed on the East Coast highway, in the vicinity of Ogle on Monday at about 19:00hrs.
The bus reportedly clipped a Toyota Corolla NZE car before toppling several times and stopping in the middle of the four-lane thoroughfare.
According to police, “initial investigations revealed that motor car PLL 8410 was proceeding east along the southern carriageway with mini bus BKK 1776 behind. It is alleged that the driver of the mini bus attempted to overtake motor car PLL 8410 and collided with the right side of the motorcar. As a result, the driver of the mini bus lost control of the vehicle and slammed into the median of the road, causing the vehicle to topple several times.”
Todd suffered the gravest injuries of the six persons involved in the accident. The others were Natasha Chance, 34, of Ogle, ECD; Genevieve Carberry, 56, of Plantain Walk, Beterverwagting, ECD; Prudence Thornhill, 19, of Vryheid’s Lust, ECD; Wishenna Charles, 77, of Triumph, ECD and Adiyan Corbin, 21, of Triumph, ECD.
The driver of the vehicle, Kaieteur News understands, was up to last night still in police custody. He is reportedly aiding with investigations.
The Todd family of Beterverwagting, was still in disbelief when Kaieteur News visited yesterday. His mother, Audrey, was inconsolable as she spoke about her son. For her, it is “the worst birthday gift any mother could receive.”
Mrs. Todd, who celebrated her birth anniversary yesterday, screamed “Why, why would you do me this on my birthday?”
The woman said she had spoken to her son around 14:00hours on Monday when he came over to assist with construction work at her house. She said he had informed her that he was going to, “pull a couple trips” before returning to his 17 NAREI Compound, East Coast Demerara home.
The mother said her older son, Roydon Todd, had heard of the accident and he related to her that he heard about the accident but never knew that it was his brother.
With the family now making funeral arrangements, for them Christmas this year bears no importance. “It would be hard to cope this holiday,” the mother related.
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