Two drivers charged with dangerous driving after fatal Providence Road crash
Kord Sobers and Colin Cumberbatch were remanded to prison Monday after a three-vehicle collision on Providence Public Road killed one man and injured several others.
Two drivers remanded over fatal three-vehicle crash on East Bank Demerara
Two drivers were charged with causing death by dangerous driving and remanded to prison on Monday, newsroom.gy reports, following a fatal three-vehicle collision that occurred on Saturday along the Providence Public Road, East Bank Demerara.
Police Headquarters identified the accused as Kord Sobers, 55, of Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara, and Colin Cumberbatch, 31, of Kitty, Georgetown. Sobers was driving motor lorry #GAF 1093 and Cumberbatch was at the wheel of minibus #BAH 9443.
The collision claimed the life of Ruddy Raymond, 36, a resident of Jonestown, Lima, Essequibo Coast.
Both men appeared before Magistrate Judy Latchman at the Diamond/Golden Grove Magistrate's Court on Monday. The indictable charges were read to them; they were not required to enter a plea and were remanded to prison. The matters were adjourned to July 10, 2026, for report.
According to earlier accounts, the minibus was travelling north along the eastern driving lane of the western carriageway at a reportedly high speed. The lorry was also heading north along the western driving lane when it allegedly made a sharp right turn into the eastern lane, directly into the path of the oncoming minibus.
The minibus struck the right side of the lorry before crashing into the median. It then crossed onto the eastern carriageway, toppled onto its right side, and collided with motor car PJJ 1664, which was travelling south.
The driver of motor car PJJ 1664 and his passenger — 23-year-old Abei Gravesande of Friendship, East Bank Demerara — sustained injuries. The minibus driver and seven passengers were also hurt.
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