Beach limer killed in crash

A BEACH LIME on Carnival Tuesday turned tragic for a 56-year-old man who was killed on the spot when the car he was travelling in plunged into a drain at Dow Village, South Oropouche.

Father of two, Dean Elahie, and his friend, Christopher Sahadeo, 42, both of La Plaisance Road, La Romaine, were returning home when the accident occurred. Elahie was reportedly pinned in the car and the Fire Service had to use the jaws of life to remove his body from the wreckage. Sahadeo was seriously injured and is warded in stable condition at the San Fernando General Hospital. According to police reports, at around 7.20 pm Sahadeo was heading towards San Fernando along Southern Main Road. In the vicinity of Foul Play Depot he tried to negotiate a corner and his car ran off the road and crashed into a drain.

Sahadeo was pulled out of the car by a passerby. However, Elahie who was seated in the front passenger seat, was trapped in the vehicle. District Medical Officer Dr Bhimsingh viewed the body and ordered its removal to the mortuary of the San Fernando General Hospital. A post mortem yesterday revealed that Elahie died from head injuries. Visiting the scene was a party of officers led by Insp Ramkhelawan and including Sgt Rampersad, Cpls Small and Ramjag and police photographer WPC Johnson. Cpl Small is continuing investigations. When Newsday visited Elahie’s relatives and friends yesterday, they were busy setting up a tarpaulin for tonight’s wake. His brother in law, Roy Ramsawah, 47, said Elahie, who rented an apartment a short distance away had been separated from his wife, Tara, and lived alone. Elahie’s wife and two daughters had migrated to Canada. The deceased worked at Ramahase Tailoring, at Cipero Street, San Fernando. Ramsawah said his brother-in-law and Sahadeo, went on a beach lime to the Vessigny Beach Resort and were returning home when the accident occurred. “He did not take part in Carnival and whenever there is a public holiday or anything like that, he goes on the beach,” he said.