Two Brazilians died and two other people were injured in a collision between a pickup and a minibus on the Linden–Mabura Highway on Saturday night, according to reports. Police are yet to issue a public statement on the accident.
The dead men were identified as Ronaldo Guillermo Scalon, 54, who was driving the Toyota Hilux pickup, and passenger Rogerio Cesar Tolotti, 50. The collision occurred at about 9 pm in the vicinity of Mabura Hill.
According to reports, the pickup was travelling east when Scalon lost control while negotiating a right-hand bend, crossed into the path of an oncoming Toyota minibus and collided with it head-on. The circumstances of the collision have not been publicly confirmed by police.
The minibus driver, Delon Greaves, 40, of Culvert City, Central Rupununi, was taken to the Linden Hospital Complex with injuries to both legs and later transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital. Another Brazilian national, Jhonatas Marques Mendonca, was admitted to the Linden hospital with lacerations.
In a Facebook post following the collision, Romel Harrynandan called on the authorities to address what he said was the danger of Brazilian motorists driving on the right-hand side of Guyana’s roads. He alleged that the pickup had entered the minibus driver’s path and said the collision could have been avoided had it remained in its lane. Harrynandan also wished Greaves, whom he called “Dellon”, a speedy recovery.
The bodies of Scalon and Tolotti were taken to the G. Jetsco funeral home pending post-mortem examinations.
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