Fifty-five year-old Brazilian gold miner, Paulo Carvalho Silva, became another victim of Guyana’s treacherous interior terrain when he died after crashing his all-terrain vehicle (ATV) on Tuesday.
Silva who suffered massive internal injuries was pronounced dead at the Bartica Hospital.
Police confirmed that about 18:30 hours on Tuesday, last, Silva, of Boa Vista, Brazil, was driving an ATV along the trail at Puruni Backdam, Mazaruni, when he lost control of the vehicle and crashed.
He was picked up and rushed to the hospital but his severe injuries were too much for him to survive.