– 9 deaths, 48 accidents recorded

The Guyana Police Force’s (GPF) Regional Division Six has recorded a decline in road fatalities and fatal accidents so far this year, with preliminary police statistics showing fewer deadly crashes and traffic-related deaths compared to the same period last year. This was revealed during the Road Safety Programme featuring Inspector Haslin George, Sergeant Tellston Roberts and Sergeant Kemurvi Pillu, aired on Thursday evening.

“Now for the period from the 1st of January to date, last year compared to this year, we have seen a decrease in fatal accidents. We had nine last year compared to seven this year. We had 14 deaths last year compared to nine this year, and we’re seeing an overall decrease in accidents, which was 58 last year to 48 this year, giving us a 17 per cent decrease thus far,” Inspector George said. In addition, Officer-in-Charge of the Traffic Department at the Springlands Police Station, Sergeant Kemurvi Pillu, reported that while some progress has been made, a few issues still persist, particularly involving motorcyclists.