Jul 02, 2026 Editorial, News

(Kaieteur News) – The deaths of Collis Bristol, called “Cappo,” and Akeem Burgess, known as “Burnham,” on the Railway Embankment at Clonbrook are the latest reminder that our roads have become places where recklessness, lawlessness and, increasingly, inhumanity are allowed to flourish.

What makes this tragedy particularly disturbing is not only that two lives were cut short in an instant, but that the driver responsible allegedly struck the men and fled, abandoning them on the roadway without the slightest regard for whether they were alive or dead. That single act speaks volumes about the erosion of basic human decency. Whatever the circumstances surrounding the collision, there can be no justification for leaving two injured men to die while choosing self-preservation over humanity.