Three others were severely injured after a 21-year-old Provisional Licensed driver lost control of motorcar #PSS 6725 and crashed into a Guyana Power and Light Inc. utility pole. The accident occurred at 12:20hrs Wednesday. According to police, the driver is identified as Clifton Smith and the other occupants include: Marlyn Jones, age 60; and Odessa Smith, age 49 of the above address and Simon Gomes, age 43 years, of 5th Street Alberttown, Georgetown.

Police said: “Initial investigations revealed that the car was proceeding west along the southern drive lane allegedly at a fast rate when the driver lost control and collided with a utility pole which is situated on the southern side of the road.” As a result of the collision, Smith who was seated in the back passenger’s seat sustained injuries to her body and was taken out in an unconscious condition by public-spirited citizens. She was taken by an ambulance to the New Amsterdam Public Hospital. However, Smith was pronounced dead on arrival. Her body is at the hospital’s mortuary, awaiting a post-mortem examination. The other occupants of the car are at the said hospital receiving treatment. A breathalyzer test was conducted on Clifton Smith and no trace of alcohol was found. The driver is in custody assisting with the investigation.