Elderly man dies in accident

Police in Regional Division 4’B’ are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal accident that occurred on Wednesday at about 06:25 hrs on the Covent Garden Public Road, East Bank Demerara.

The accident involved Motor Lorry #GAF 9065, owned and driven by Joshua Lim, a 21-year-old resident of Kuru Kururu, Soesdyke-Linden Highway, and pedal cyclist Vakeanand Sukdeo, an 65-year-old man of Lot 113 Back Street, Little Diamond, East Bank Demerara.

Investigations revealed that the pedal cyclist was riding south along the western driving lane of Covent Garden Public Road, while the lorry was traveling north along the eastern driving lane of the western carriageway.

As the lorry driver approached an open space in the concrete median separating the two carriageways, he made a right turn (east) onto the eastern carriageway and collided with the pedal cyclist.

As a result of the collision, the pedal cyclist fell onto the road and sustained injuries. The Ambulance Service was summoned, and a team of Emergency Medical Technicians arrived shortly after. They examined the injured cyclist and pronounced him dead at the scene.

The deceased was transported to the Memorial Gardens Funeral Home, where he awaits a post-mortem examination.