A nine-month-old baby girl Eli Surujnarine is dead, and the police are in search of the driver of a white Fielder Wagon car.
The driver of the car fled the scene after hitting the baby and her parents Tushan Surujnarine – 17 and Kavita Bedsan -19 off their electric bike on the Line Path Public Road, Corentyne, Berbice on Sunday evening.
According to a statement issued by the Corporate Communications Unit (CCU) of the Guyana Police Force the teenager couple and their baby girl were proceeding north along the western side of Line Path Road when they were hit from behind causing them to fall and sustaining injuries.
They were all picked up and transported to the Skeldon Public Hospital where they were treated and later referred to the New Amsterdam Public Hospital.
However, baby Eli died on her way to hospital on Monday morning. According to the police, they were able to locate the car involved in the accident, but the driver is still to be arrested.