THE OMNIBUS H8860 in which Mary Brackin (inset) was a passenger, went over an embankment in Overland on Thursday, March 26, 2026
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April 2, 2026
79-Year Old dies following Overland bus incident
A 79-YEAR OLD woman of Sandy Bay died in hospital following a minibus incident in Overland on Thursday, March 26, 2026, and her sister, on hearing the news of the death suffered a medical emergency and herself, ended in the Intensive Care Unit of the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital.
VERNIE BAPTISTE (l) with her sister Mary Brackin
Mary Brackin was among 18 passengers in the passenger van- H 8860 which ran over an embankment on Thursday evening. She had boarded the van in Georgetown to return to her home in Middle Street, Sandy Bay but never made it back.
To add to the family’s woes, Mary’s elder sister Vernie Baptiste, collapsed on hearing the news of Brackin’s sudden death.
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