A 20-year-old driver is now dead and his 18-year-old female companion is hospitalised in a serious condition after the vehicle he was driving crashed into an old refrigerator that was dumped on the #59 Public Road, Corentyne, Berbice this morning.
The dead man was identified as Reoul Drepal-Saul and the injured woman Akesha Beaton, 18 both of # 51 Village Corentyne Berbice.
According to a police report, the motorcar PVV 1120 was proceeding north along the western carriageway of the road when it collided with the refrigerator.
As a result of the impact, the driver lost control of the vehicle which reportedly toppled several times before it came to a halt in a western drain.
The occupants were first taken to the Skeldon Public Hospital where they were treated and transferred to the New Amsterdam Hospital. Drepal- Saul succumbed to his injuries whilst receiving medical attention at the New Amsterdam Hospital while Beaton is admitted in a serious condition.
Police investigation in progress.