Guyana police have confirmed three fatalities following a high-impact head-on collision between two passenger vehicles on Madia Farm Public Road in Corentyne, Berbice, that occurred on a Tuesday afternoon. Authorities released the official update on Thursday, June 4, 2026.
All three victims were passengers and the driver of the first vehicle, registered under licence plate PLL 4312. They have been identified as 23-year-old Priyas Mursalin from Chesney Front, 16-year-old Porshatam Hoolasia from Port Mourant, and 19-year-old Ameer Khan from John Village – all communities located along the Corentyne coast.
The second involved vehicle, carrying registration number PAL 9292, was operated by a 44-year-old male resident of Miss Phoebe, another Corentyne community. Preliminary investigative findings from police paint a clear picture of the chain of events that led to the crash.
According to witness and initial evidence accounts, the PAL 9292 vehicle was traveling westbound in the southern traffic lane when the incident unfolded. Meanwhile, PLL 4312 was moving eastbound at an excessive speed, when its driver attempted to overtake a slower moving vehicle ahead. This maneuver pulled PLL 4312 directly into the oncoming path of PAL 9292, triggering a catastrophic head-on collision in the southern driving lane.
The force of the crash propelled the PLL 4312 vehicle off the roadway, where it collided a second time with a concrete utility pole owned and operated by Guyana Power and Light (GPL), located along the southern shoulder of Madia Farm Public Road.
First responders rushed all people inside PLL 4312 to the nearby Port Mourant Public Hospital for emergency care. However, on arrival, examining medical providers pronounced all three occupants dead from their injuries. The driver of the second vehicle sustained only minor injuries in the crash, received on-site treatment from medical staff, and was subsequently taken into police custody for procedural questioning.
In a key update, law enforcement officials confirmed that a standard breathalyzer test administered to the PAL 9292 driver returned no traces of alcohol, ruling out impairment as a contributing factor from that side of the collision. Investigations remain ongoing as authorities work to finalize their full report on the crash.