Presidential Guard Killed in Horrific Car Crash on East Bank Demerara

Today an accident in East Bank Demerara claimed the life of a 24-year-old Police Corporal who was attached to the Presidential Guard Unit. Avandel Narine, also known as “Kevin”, of New Market Street, Georgetown, was stationed at Castellani House.

According to police reports, the accident occurred at approximately 06:20h in Coverden, East Bank Demerara. At the time, the vehicle, a silver grey Land Cruiser Jeep with the registration number PAD 3849, was occupied by three other individuals, including 22-year-old Cassie Atkinson of Kitty, Georgetown, who was also injured in the crash.

Reports indicate that Narine was driving the vehicle at a high rate of speed along the eastern side of the public road at Coverden, overtaking several vehicles that were traveling in the same direction. In the process, the driver reportedly lost control and collided with a lamppost situated on the western side of the road, causing the vehicle to end up in a trench.

As a result of the collision, the vehicle sustained significant damage, and the driver had to be rescued from the vehicle by the police and citizens in an unconscious state, along with the other occupants. They were then transported to the Diamond Diagnostic Centre, East Bank Demerara, where Corporal Narine was pronounced dead on arrival by a doctor on duty. Atkinson was examined and subsequently transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, where she was admitted to the Female Surgical Ward.

Following the tragic incident, the body of Corporal Narine was transported to Memorial Gardens Funeral Home for storage. Deputy Commissioner ‘Administration’ (ag.), Calvin Brutus; Head of the Presidential Guard, Assistant Commissioner Edgar Thomas, and the Force’s Welfare Officer, Ms. Allison Moore, visited the grieving family of Police Corporal Narine this morning.

The loss of a dedicated officer is always tragic, and the Guyana Police Force mourns the loss of Corporal Narine. The Force would like to remind all road users to exercise caution and adhere to traffic laws to avoid accidents.