A man who was injured in a car accident near Bhagwansingh’s in Chaguanas earlier this month has died.
The deceased has been identified as Arayon Gabriel, of San Fernando, who succumbed to his injuries while still hospitalised at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex, Mt Hope, at 4 am yesterday.
According to police investigators, Gabriel sustained multiple injuries, including broken ribs and punctured lungs, in the crash along the Uriah Butler Highway on February 9.
Reports indicate that he had rented the vehicle but chose not to drive, as he had been drinking. Instead, he allowed a friend, who was sober, to take the wheel.
The vehicle, a silver Nissan Tiida, veered off the highway, crashed into the fence lining Bhagwansingh’s, and plunged into a ditch.
Two other passengers sustained injuries—one suffered a broken arm, while the other sustained a broken collarbone.
Investigations are ongoing.
—RHONDOR DOWLAT