The road has claimed two new victims in the last 24 hours. Arvind Bhuruth, 33 years old, was killed at the wheel of his car this Friday morning, July 8th. This is after his vehicle left the road and crashed head-on into the wall of a store in Vale. On Thursday, July 8, 20-year-old O’Brian Adams Soobhee lost his life in Four Horns when his motorcycle collided with a car. To date, the number of deaths on our roads has reached 49.
It was around 5:45 am this Friday morning that Arvind Bhuruth was killed while driving his car. This resident of Grand-Baie, who was driving his car on the Royal Road in Vale, lost control of his vehicle. This one was to finish its race of full force against the wall of a store. The impact was so violent that the car was seriously damaged. It took the intervention of the Mauritius Fire and Rescue Service to extricate him from his vehicle. But shortly before, a doctor from an ambulance of the Emergency Medical Service unfortunately found Arvind Bhuruth dead. He was known in Grand Bay as a fisherman and for having worked in a snack bar selling dumplings. Arvind Bhuruth was married and had three children.
His body was taken to the morgue of the Dr. A.G. Jeetoo Hospital in Port-Louis for an autopsy. The autopsy, performed by Dr. Sudesh Kumar Gungadin, head of the forensic department of the police, attributed his death to multiple injuries.
An angel gone too soon. These are some of the glowing comments on O’Brian Soobhee’s Facebook page and in the condolence messages on his online obituary. It was around 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 7 that this motorcyclist was killed. The young man was riding his Suzuki motorcycle along Avenue Capucines, when a collision occurred between his two-wheeled machine at the corner of Avenues, Sir William Newton and Cossigny, Quatre-Bornes. This after a Nissan car driven by a 29 year old maid emerged from the corner of Avenues, Sir William Newton and Cossigny. The victim was driving in the direction of Brown Sequard Avenue.
An Emergency Medical Service ambulance was dispatched to the scene. Unfortunately, the doctor on board declared O’Brian Sobhee dead and his body was taken to the Victoria Hospital morgue in Candos for an autopsy. The autopsy was performed during the day on Thursday, July 7 by Dr. Ananda Sunnassee, Police Medical Officer, and attributed her death to a lacerated liver.
The driver was submitted to an alcohol test, which was negative. She was subsequently arraigned in Rose Hill Court on a provisional charge of manslaughter. She was released after posting bail of Rs 15,000.
O’Brian Soobhee’s death came as a shock wave. His acquaintances describe him as a very helpful young man. The Mauritius Scouts Association also paid tribute to him on its Facebook page. O’Brian Soobhee was a member of the 4th Lower Plaines-Wilhems Scouts Group of Saint John, Four Corners. This former Holy Ghost College student was an avid car and motorcycle enthusiast.
Funeral services for O’Brian Soobhee were held this Friday, July 8, at 12:30 p.m. He was buried in the Saint Jean cemetery in Quatre-Bornes.
