00:0065-year-old Jamila Basralli, a mother of two, was with her son and only grandchild on Tuesday afternoon about
00:09to take a maxi-taxi in Marabella to head to their home in Claxton Bay when tragedy struck.
00:16Speaking to reporters at their home on Wednesday, the 17-year-old granddaughter said they had just eaten doubles nearby
00:24and was about to make their way across Market Street.
00:27Me and my uncle were crossing, she just had about two footsteps behind me and she had a black car
00:35coming in too and them delivery van at the Pano van.
00:43And like the two of them trying to fit on the rush and the Pano van had a scratchy black
00:48car.
00:48He just slammed on the gas and hit she.
00:51She whole body just fell into the railing and as she, according to the ground, she just bleed out.
00:58Police reports indicated a 0.14 man, while driving a Pano van, swerved to avoid hitting an unknown vehicle and
01:07lost control, then collided with the victim.
01:10The granddaughter, standing next to her grandfather, said the death hasn't fully registered yet as they're still mostly in shock
01:19that a woman so able, without ailments, who still cares daily for her family, could be taken away in such
01:28a manner.
01:28Only two weeks ago, she celebrated her 46th wedding anniversary and a surprise birthday party for her in September was
01:37already being planned.
01:38Me and she get along real good.
01:41You see eye to eye.
01:43Everything will be just a beautiful woman towards me because I had a triple bypass surgery.
01:49Every morning she used to take all the tablets.
01:52She handled the whole family perfect.
01:54No complain about that.
01:57Look for me every day.
01:59Drivers, they say, need to be more aware when on the nation's roads as their actions have the potential to
02:07kill others.
02:08We had to be more careful.
02:11Better you reach late than you take somebody's lifestyle.
02:15If you're still late, you could still say, well, I'm sorry for being late.
02:19Investigations are ongoing.
02:21Cindy Raguba, Tika Singh, TV6 News.
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