Latest update November 26th, 2024 1:00 AM
Carpenter killed as pick-up slams into cycle
– Son, 4, hospitalised
Dead: Rajendra Sugrim
A father of two met his demise at Mon Repos, East Coast of Demerara (ECD), after a pickup slammed into his cycle while he was returning home with his four-year-old son last evening.
The victim, said to be a carpenter, was identified as 29-year-old Rajendra Sugrim, called Navin, of 61 North Mon Repos, ECD. His son Lakeram Sugrim known as Krishna was also injured, and was taken to Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) by public spirited citizens, where he was admitted.
The man’s body was in a pool of blood in the corner of the road. It was taken to the Lyken Funeral Parlour a little over an hour after the accident.
According to reports, the accident occurred about 18:30hrs and the driver of the white pick-up (PMM 607), was heading towards the city. The driver reportedly even attempted to escape the scene after hitting Sugrim -who was heading in the opposite direction- several feet from the junction near the market, and dragged him with the cycle.
The man failed to escape after his vehicle did not restart. Persons then gathered around the vehicle, and police were summoned to the scene. He was taken into custody and detained at the Beterverwagting Police Station.
“This man had to die on the spot with the force the vehicle knock he with, his son was crying and people take him to the hospital,” one resident said.
Residents in the area gathered at the scene and expressed their shock at what had transpired. They noted what was even more worrisome was that the driver did not even care to render assistance but wanted to escape the scene.
“Every Wednesday he (Sugrim) does take out he family to buy chicken at Chester Fries, and he don’t normally use his bicycle, now look what happened,” one relative lamented.
Neighbours gathered at the home of the deceased to offer condolences. The man’s relatives were inconsolable.
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