Soesdyke/Linden Highway crash: Truck driver was unlicenced, no reflectors were placed on roadway – GPF – INews Guyana
See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:
Police are investigating a fatal accident that occurred on 16th August 2025, at about 01:30 hours, on the Soesdyke/Linden Highway, in the vicinity of Loo Creek, which claimed the lives of three persons and the hospitalisation of another.
The accident involved a parked Motor Lorry #GAF 2776, and Motor Car #PAH 9911, owned and driven by Mairo Campbell, a 26-year-old from Hyde Park Timehri, along with three occupants of the car, namely, Marenzo Campbell, a 6-year-old boy; Shelly Joseph, a 26-year-old female; and Keiron Wells, a 25-year-old male — all of Hyde Park, Timehri.
Enquiries disclosed that the Lorry was proceeding north along the western drive lane of Soesdyke/Linden Highway, in the vicinity of Loo Creek, laden with wooden materials. The driver parked the Lorry on the western side of the highway, after the right side front wheel tyre ‘blew out’. At the time, no reflectors were placed to the rear, side and front of the parked Lorry to alert other road users. The car (# PAH 9911) was proceeding north along the western driving lane at a fast rate and collided with the rear of the Lorry. As a result of the impact, the driver, along with the three occupants, received injuries to their heads and other parts of their bodies. They were all taken out of the car by the Police and public-spirited citizens in an unconscious condition, placed into a passing motor vehicle and taken to Linden Hospital Complex, where Marenzo Campbell and Keiron Wells were pronounced dead on arrival by a Doctor on duty, and Shelly Joseph succumbed to her injuries while receiving medical treatment.
The driver was also admitted to the hospital suffering from a dislocated left foot and a displaced left eye. His condition is regarded as serious but stable. The bodies of the three deceased are awaiting post-mortem examinations. A breathalyser test was conducted on the lorry driver, and no trace of alcohol was found in his system. Further checks revealed that the driver of the Lorry was not the holder of a Licence to drive the said class of vehicle (Motor Lorry).
