Police are currently investigating a hit-and-run incident that resulted in a fatality early Sunday morning on the Tuschen Public Road. The accident involved two motor vehicles and an unidentified pedestrian.
At approximately 02:45 hrs, a pedestrian, believed to be a male Guyanese of Amerindian descent, was attempting to cross the road from the southern side when he was struck by a vehicle traveling west along the center of the roadway at a high speed.
The pedestrian had been standing with a group of people before he crossed into the path of the approaching vehicle.
The vehicle, identified as motorcar #PSS 8190, collided with the pedestrian, sending him airborne and causing him to land on the rear left side of another parked car, motorcar #PRR 7218.
This car, owned by a 33-year-old self-employed resident of Meten-Meer-Zorg, was parked on the southern parapet of the road, facing east at the time of the collision.
Following the impact, the driver of motorcar #PSS 8190 briefly stopped a distance away from the scene, before turning around and returning to the location. A group of witnesses reportedly approached the vehicle, but the driver then fled eastward, leaving the scene before authorities arrived.
The unconscious pedestrian was immediately attended to by police officers at the scene, who transported him to the Leonora Cottage Hospital. Despite efforts by medical staff, the victim was pronounced dead on arrival.
At this stage, police efforts to locate the driver of motorcar #PSS 8190 have proven unsuccessful. Investigations are ongoing as authorities work to identify the individual responsible for the hit-and-run and gather further details about the incident.
Anyone with information is urged to contact the nearest police station to assist in the investigation.
