Pedestrian, 60, dies in accident at Windsor Forest

A 60 year old pedestrian died Sunday in an accident at Windsor Forest, West Coast Demerara.

Police said the accident occurred at about 17:25 hrs on Temple Street.

The accident involved motor lorry GAF 4320, driven by Reyad Mohamed, a  21-year-old driver also of Temple Street, Windsor Forest, and pedestrian Shazad Mohamed.

Enquiries disclosed that the lorry (GAF 4320) was reversing on the road when the vehicle collided with the pedestrian who was walking and pushing his pedal cycle behind the lorry.

As a result of the collision, the pedestrian fell on the road surface and was ‘ran over’ by the left-side front wheel of the lorry.

The pedestrian was picked up in an unconscious state and taken to Leonora Cottage Hospital where he was seen and examined by a doctor on duty who pronounced him dead.

The body is at the Ezekiel Funeral Home, awaiting a post-mortem examination.