9-month-old baby dies one day after Corentyne hit-and-run
Mar 05, 2025
Kaieteur News- A nine-month-old baby, who was a victim of a hit-and-run on Sunday, died on Monday while on her way to receive medical attention at the Georgetown Public Hospital.
Dead, 9-month-old Eli Surujnarine
The baby girl has been identified as Eli Surujnarine.
According to the Guyana Police Force (GPF), the baby’s parents 17-year-old Tushan Surujnarine (driver) and her 19-year-old mother (pillion rider) were on an electric cycle. The mother was holding the baby when the duo was hit by a car along the Line Path Public Road, Corentyne, Berbice.
The incident occurred on Sunday, March 2, 2025 around 18:30h.
Police in a report on Tuesday said that the accident involved a white Fielder Wagon driven by Avinesh Naidoo of Corriverton, Berbice.
Investigations revealed that the electric cycle was proceeding north along the western side of Line Path Road when the rear of the electric cycle was hit by the wagon.
The parents and baby were injured when they fell onto the roadway. They were picked up in an unconscious condition and taken to the Skeldon Public Hospital where they were treated and referred to the New Amsterdam Public Hospital.
Wanted, Avinesh Naidoo for hit-and-run accident
They were treated at the New Amsterdam Hospital but were referred to the Georgetown Public Hospital for additional treatment.
The baby died on her way to GPHC around 09:45h on Monday.
A relative told Kaieteur News that the child’s mother is critical at the Georgetown Public Hospital while the father is awake but unable to speak. He is being treated at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital.
Police reported that the Fielder Wagon is lodged at the Springlands Police Station in Berbice. Vidawattie Arjune of Crabwood Creek, Berbice, who is the owner of the vehicle, was contacted by the police. Arjune provided them with a statement and revealed that the vehicle’s Registration number is HC 8905.
The wrecked car that was involved in the hit-and-run accident
Meanwhile, efforts to arrest Naidoo have been unsuccessful so far.
Investigations are ongoing.
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