AN accident in San Fernando on Monday has claimed the life of an 88-year-old woman.
The victim has been identified as Sumintra Dabiesingh.
The accident took place along the busy Papourie Road, Diamond Village.
However, investigators are still trying to determine what caused the crash.
Police said Dabiesingh, who lived in Phillipine, was sitting in the backseat of her daughter Anjanie Bisram’s grey Hyundai Tucson SUV.
Her great-grandson Raiden Gopaul, ten, was in the front passenger seat. As Bisram, 70, drove around 4 pm, she lost control and crashed head-on into a steel gate and concrete pillar at Veronica Lall’s home.
Dabiesingh died on impact, while Bisram suffered severe trauma. Raiden escaped injuries as the airbag deployed.
Firefighters rescued Bisram and Raiden from the SUV, and an ambulance took them to the San Fernando General Hospital (SFGH).