Police yet to identify woman who died in Lusignan accident

An unidentified female of mixed ancestry died Friday morning after being struck by a lorry on Lusignan Railway Embankment Road, East Coast Demerara.

The fatal accident occurred around 7:45 hrs in the vicinity of the Lusignan Prison Road.

The accident involved motor lorry GAE 3066, driven by 29-year-old Brian Aron Lee from Burma, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara.

Reports indicate that Lee was driving westbound when a bystander shouted to alert him that a pedal cyclist was trapped under the lorry.

Lee immediately pulled over, exited the vehicle, and discovered the woman lying motionless on the road.

Emergency Medical Technicians who arrived on the scene pronounced the woman dead.

Her body has been taken to Memorial Gardens Mortuary, where it awaits a post-mortem examination.

A breathalyzer test administered to Lee showed a blood alcohol concentration of 0.00%. He remains in custody and is cooperating with the ongoing investigation into the accident.