Two 21-year-olds and a 19-year-old lost their lives late on Saturday night in a smash-up involving two cars a truck and a motorcycle. The accident occurred just after 10pm on Saturday along the Unity Public Road, East Coast Demerara.
The three dead persons have been identified as 21-year-old motorcyclist Elijah Pellew and his pillion rider, 21-year-old Raymond Rose and 19-year-old Shawn Persaud, who was a passenger in one of the cars involved in the accident.
The Police report on the deadly accident indicated that there are two persons hospitalised in a serious condition.
The driver of one of the cars who survived the accident, told investigators that the motorcyclist had just overtaken another car along the roadway when the rider collided with the ride side of another car and then into a truck.
The impact of the collision pitched the motorcyclist and his pillion rider on to the roadway and sent the car he slammed into, spinning out of control and into another car.
Three persons were picked up off of the roadway and rushed to the Hospital, where they were all pronounced dead. A number of other persons have since been hospitalised and remain in a serious condition.
Investigations are ongoing.
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