Latest update November 8th, 2024 12:14 AM
Pensioner killed while sitting on donkey cart
A 65-year-old man became the country’s latest road fatality when he was struck by an out-of-control sports utility vehicle.
Steven Coppin of Bengal Farm, Corentyne, Berbice, was pronounced dead on arrival at the Skeldon Hospital minutes after he was picked up from the Number 45 Village Public Road.
The sports utility vehicle which struck and killed pensioner Steven Coppin.
Police said that around 19:45 hours, Coppin was sitting on a stationary donkey cart at the side of the roadway when the driver of motor vehicle GJJ 6852 lost control and slammed into it.
Coppin was hurled several feet from the cart and sustained massive injuries which resulted in his death.
The body is presently at the Skeldon Hospital Mortuary awaiting a post mortem examination.
The driver has been arrested and is in police custody assisting with the investigations.
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