Police Sergeant injured in Tucville accident

A Sergeant attached to the Guyana Police Force (GPF) is currently hospitalised nursing multiple injuries about his body after he was involved in an accident at Tucville, Georgetown, on Friday.

The Guyana Police Force did not name the injured rank, who they said is attached to the Brickdam Impact Base.

According to a Police report, the crash, which occurred about around 12:30 hrs, involved Force ATV CR 6202, driven by the Sergeant, and motor lorry GAG 7559, which was being operated by a Cuban national.

Police said preliminary investigations revealed that the Police ATV was heading west along Lama Street when the motor lorry, which was travelling in the opposite direction, allegedly swerved into its path.

However, it appears as though the ATV swerved into the lorry based on CCTV footage of the incident.

Nevertheless, the accident resulted in a collision that threw the Sergeant onto the roadway, causing injuries about his body.

He was picked up in a conscious condition and taken to the Guyana Fire Service Headquarters.

The injured rank was later transported to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, where he is currently admitted with a suspected fractured left leg and other injuries.

Police said the Cuban national who was driving the motor lorry was into custody, and the vehicle has been lodged at the East La Penitence Police Station.

Investigations are ongoing.

Editor’s note: This story was updated after the CCTV footage of the accident was reviewed.