Father of one killed in New Amsterdam accident

Father of one killed in New Amsterdam accident
August 16, 2014 By GuyanaTimes

A 27-year-old man is now dead following an accident on the Number 19 Highway, New Amsterdam, Berbice, on Friday.
Karamchan Shivdyal called “Shiv” of Chesney Village died at the New Amsterdam Hospital while being prepared for transfer in an ambulance to the Georgetown Public Hospital.
According to reports, Shivdyal was with a group of friends making their way home from New Amsterdam after attending a wedding when the accident occurred.
Reports indicate that the driver Eugene Cort was proceeding along the Number 19 Highway when he swerved from a cow and lost control, ending up in a roadside trench.
There were five persons in the car at the time and they all received minor injuries; however, only Shivdyal was taken to the hospital.
According to a source, the accident was never reported and there was an apparent cover-up of the entire accident. The car was taken out of the trench and concealed in a house.
It was until after Police learnt of the death, and acting on information received that they were able to recover the car and nabbed the driver, who is currently in custody assisting with the investigation.
When this newspaper visited the family, they were in a state of shock and disbelief. The dead man’s mother related that she received a call about 04:30h informing her that her son was involved in an accident.
“I quickly rushed down to the hospital and the doctors were setting him up to go to Georgetown when he died in the ambulance… when I was in the room, they were saying that his heart rate was dropping quickly and that mud was in his lungs.”
Shivdyal was a Junior Sugar Broiler at the Albion Estate and was also a cricketer who played for the Albion Sports Club. He represented the club at various levels.
He also represented Berbice at the Under-19 level.
According to his wife Devica Somai, her husband left for work at 14:00h and before doing so, kissed his four-year-old son goodbye.
The distraught wife, in tears, described Shivdyal as a simple and willing person who got along well with everyone. Somai said she still cannot believe that her husband has died.
“I am hoping that this is just a dream.”
The Police are investigating the incident and a post-mortem is expected to be performed shortly.

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