A fatal road collision on Guyana’s East Coast Demerara has left a 27-year-old labourer dead and a serving police sergeant hospitalized, the Guyana Police Force confirmed in a statement released Sunday. The incident, which unfolded early Sunday morning on the Enmore Public Road, has underscored ongoing risks of reckless overtaking on the country’s coastal highways.
The victim, identified as Keshon Arthur of Hand-en-Veldt, Mahaica, was behind the wheel of motor vehicle PAB 1013 when the crash occurred at approximately 5:45 a.m. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Enmore Regional Hospital. The 33-year-old at-fault driver is a police sergeant based in Belmont, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara, who was operating the marked police vehicle PAM 3828 at the time of the incident. Preliminary police investigations have outlined a clear sequence of events leading to the collision.
According to initial accounts from investigators, the sergeant was traveling west along the southern driving lane of the Enmore Public Road when Arthur’s eastbound vehicle allegedly attempted to overtake a line of multiple vehicles. The maneuver pushed Arthur’s car directly into the southern westbound lane, the same lane the sergeant was traveling in. To avoid a head-on impact, the sergeant immediately swerved further toward the southern edge of the roadway. Despite his evasive action, Arthur’s car still struck the front right portion of the sergeant’s vehicle head-on.
Both drivers sustained traumatic injuries in the impact. Passersby and public-spirited local citizens were the first to respond to the crash scene, pulling the two injured men from their wrecked vehicles before Emergency Medical Technicians arrived to take over care. Both patients were immediately transported to the Enmore Regional Hospital for urgent assessment by the on-duty physician. The sergeant was confirmed to have suffered a broken right leg, plus multiple lacerations across his face and torso. As of Sunday evening, hospital officials listed his condition as stable, and he remains in care for further treatment.
The Guyana Police Force has confirmed that formal investigations into the collision are ongoing, with authorities working to confirm all details of the incident before finalizing any charges or official findings. The crash marks the latest in a string of road fatalities recorded on Guyana’s coastal road network in 2026, with traffic safety advocates repeatedly calling for increased enforcement of speed limits and aggressive driving rules to reduce preventable deaths.