Police say speeding caused Soesdyke-Linden Highway crash that killed 4, injured 3 – INews Guyana

The Guyana Police Force says that motor car, PZZ 8392, was reportedly speeding when it crashed into a Guyana Defence Force truck on Friday night at Long Creek, Soesdyke-Linden, killing four persons and injuring three others.

The dead persons have been identified as 55-year-old Egburt Blair of Half Mile, Wismar, Linden; 30-year-old Tevin Thompson of One Mile, Wismar; 28-year-old Dannel Darrell of Block 22, Wismar; and 40-year-old Eon Jarvis of Wismar.

Meanwhile, a 43-year-old woman of Rainbow City, Mackenzie, Linden; a 45-year-old man of Block 22, Wismar; and a 40-year-old man of Green Valley, Wismar, are currently hospitalised following the accident.

See the full statement below from the police on the accident: 

𝑷𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒆 𝑭𝒂𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝑨𝒄𝒄𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒂𝒕 𝑳𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝑪𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒌, 𝑳𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒏-𝑺𝒐𝒆𝒔𝒅𝒚𝒌𝒆 𝑯𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒘𝒂𝒚; 𝑭𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑫𝒆𝒂𝒅

Police are investigating a fatal accident which occurred on Friday October 23, 2026, about 20:45hrs at Long Creek, Linden-Soesdyke Highway, involving motor lorry #DFB 1788, owned by the Guyana Defence Force and driven by a 40-year-old resident of Paradise Village, West Coast Berbice and motor car #PZZ 8392, driven by Egburt Blair, 55, of Half Mile, Wismar, Linden.

The persons travelling in motor car #PZZ 8392, including the driver, were as follows:

1. Egburt Blair, 55, of Half Mile, Wismar, Linden (Deceased).
2. Tevin Thompson, 30, of One Mile, Wismar, Linden (Deceased).
3. Dannel Darrell, 28, of Block 22, Wismar, Linden (Deceased).
4. Eon Jarvis, 40, of Wismar, Linden (Deceased).
5. A 43-year-old woman of Rainbow City, Mackenzie, Linden.
6. A 45-year-old man of Block 22, Wismar, Linden.
7. A 40-year-old man of Green Valley, Wismar, Linden.

Preliminary investigations revealed that motor lorry #DFB 1788 was proceeding south along the eastern driving lane of the Linden-Soesdyke Highway, while motor car #PZZ 8392 was proceeding in the same direction behind the lorry, allegedly at a fast rate of speed.

The driver of motor car #PZZ 8392 reportedly lost control of the vehicle and collided with the rear portion of the motor lorry.

As a result of the collision, the driver and occupants of the motor car sustained injuries about their bodies and were transported to the Linden Hospital Complex, where they were seen and examined by a doctor on duty.

Egburt Blair, Tevin Thompson, Dannel Darrell and Eon Jarvis were pronounced dead on arrival.

The three surviving occupants were admitted to the Accident and Emergency Unit for medical treatment.

Investigations are ongoing.

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