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A father and sonâ€â€ÂÂÂÂÂboth gardenersâ€â€ÂÂÂÂÂwere burnt to death in a car crash in St Augustine yesterday morning. Jameel Ali, 49, and his son Quadir Ali, 24, were returning to their home in San Juan, around 3.45 am when the accident happened. They had just sold produce at the Macoya Wholesale Market.
The pick-up van in which the they were travelling collided with an Audi in which Khalil Karamath, the 21-year-old son of business contractor Hafeez Karamath, was a passenger. Also in the car were Rodney Singh, 35, of Arena Road, Freeport, and Ramsaroop Seelal, 24, of Brickfield Village, Carapichaima. Khalil and his friends escaped unhurt.
Quadir’s sister, Sara Ali, said “When I got up they were not at home and that was rather strange, because normally, after they sell their goods at the Macoya Market, they would leave around 3 am and come home,†Sara said. “They always worked together as gardeners, which has been a tradition in our family for years.â€ÂÂÂÂÂÂ
We called their phones, searched the garden and then I went to the market to look for them,†she said. “Normally Quadir would leave around 10 pm with the van to beat the long lines at the market and daddy would go with the car and meet him around 12 midnight.†She said both her father and brother woke up later than usual and decided to only use the pick-up.
Sara said it was a vendor who told her he had heard two gardeners got killed in an accident on the highway. “While on my way to the market, I saw fire officers washing down the road and I heard on the radio that two people got killed in an accident, but I never believed it was my brother and father,†she said.
Sara said Quadir was her only sibling and he would be missed dearly. The father and son are expected to be laid to rest later today at the Muslim cemetery on Boundary Road, San Juan, after a service at their home.
The pick-up van in which the they were travelling collided with an Audi in which Khalil Karamath, the 21-year-old son of business contractor Hafeez Karamath, was a passenger. Also in the car were Rodney Singh, 35, of Arena Road, Freeport, and Ramsaroop Seelal, 24, of Brickfield Village, Carapichaima. Khalil and his friends escaped unhurt.
Quadir’s sister, Sara Ali, said “When I got up they were not at home and that was rather strange, because normally, after they sell their goods at the Macoya Market, they would leave around 3 am and come home,†Sara said. “They always worked together as gardeners, which has been a tradition in our family for years.â€ÂÂÂÂÂÂ
We called their phones, searched the garden and then I went to the market to look for them,†she said. “Normally Quadir would leave around 10 pm with the van to beat the long lines at the market and daddy would go with the car and meet him around 12 midnight.†She said both her father and brother woke up later than usual and decided to only use the pick-up.
Sara said it was a vendor who told her he had heard two gardeners got killed in an accident on the highway. “While on my way to the market, I saw fire officers washing down the road and I heard on the radio that two people got killed in an accident, but I never believed it was my brother and father,†she said.
Sara said Quadir was her only sibling and he would be missed dearly. The father and son are expected to be laid to rest later today at the Muslim cemetery on Boundary Road, San Juan, after a service at their home.
