20-Y-0 killed, teen critical in Corentyne accident

Twenty-year-old Reoul Drepal-Saul died at the New Amsterdam Hospital early Wednesday morning after the car he was driving crashed into an abandoned refrigerator on the #59 Public Road, Corentyne Berbice at around 06:40hrs.

Another occupant of the car, 18-year-old Akesha Beaton is in a serious condition, Police Headquarters said in a statement. They are both from #51 Village Corentyne.

According to the police, the young man was driving PVV 1120 north along the western carriageway of the road when it collided with the refrigerator.

As a result of the impact, the driver lost control of the vehicle, which reportedly toppled several times before it came to a halt in a western drain.

They were first taken to the Skeldon Public Hospital where they were treated and transferred to the New Amsterdam Hospital.