THE Berbice Police are continuing their investigations into the horrific accident which has left three female members of a household dead after a speeding motorcar, PPP 5842 , slammed into them on Wednesday night on the Corentyne highway.
Dead: Tabitha Bagot
The lifeless mangled remains of Tabitha Bagot, alias La Toya, 19 years ; her sibling Wanita; and three-year-old niece, Shamaine Cort, had reportedly died on the spot following the impact which was heard a village away.
Wanita Bagot, a former student of the Lower Corentyne Secondary school, had completed her final examination a day before her death. Her sister Tabitha, an employee of NPIC, had also written Mathemathics at the recent si
Dead: Wanita Bagot
tting of the Caribbean examinations.
The alleged motorist, of whom police said was under the influence of alcohol, has been arrested and remains in police custody.
Berbice Divisional Commander Orin Joseph has identified the driver as Naresh Persaud, 18, of Number 51 Village, Corentyne .
Meanwhile, Matthew Mc Bean, who is listed as critical but stable, remains a patient at the New Amsterdam Hospital.
He is responsive, and was able to utter just a few words. He was riding his cycle on the No.35 Public Road when he was struck by the same vehicle that killed the three girls.
And at approximately 18:30hrs, Elroy Parks was walking along the Kilmarnock Public Road, when he was hit from behind by the same vehicle.
Villagers standing at various points told this newspaper that the driver had seemingly lost control of the Silver Grey Spacio motor vehicle, as the vehicle was swerving from side to side.
The girls who died had moments earlier exited a grocery shop in their home town, Phillipi, when the vehicle slammed into them.
Injured: Matthew McBean
Walter Bagot, the girls’ uncle, said he was at his home when he heard the loud impact, and on hearing screams, he rushed to see what had transpired.
‘The villagers were screaming murder, murder; so I rushed out to see what was happening…… I saw the girls on the roadway. I lifted La Toya, she was dead. Her body, like those of her sister and niece, were also mangled. It appeared as though all their bones were broken. They were all dead.’
‘It was just two weeks ago that their mother, Angela Bagot, and their brother left for a vacation in New York.’
Meanwhile, after hitting the girls, the driver failed to stop. Instead he continued his murderous journey at an accelerated speed to Number 35 Village, where he hit Matthew Mc Bean who was riding his bicycle.
Mc Bean is expected to commence studies at the University of Guyana, Berbice Campus, in September.
Meanwhile, persons pursuing the driver intercepted him and would have given him a ‘sound beating’ if the police did not intervene.
The post mortem examinations are expected to be conducted on the remains of the girls on Friday.