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71-yr-old killed after being hit by two cars

Sep 16, 2012 News

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A 71-year-old man became the country’s latest road fatality when he was killed on the Ogle Public Road in what police have described as conflicting circumstances, as reported by a driver who is presently in custody.
Dead is Edward Ashby, of 53 Third Street, Industry, East Coast Demerara. The man was pronounced dead at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation around 20:15 hours, minutes after his lifeless body was picked up.
The circumstances surrounding the accident are not too clear as, according to an eyewitness, the pensioner was struck by two cars.
Reports reaching this newspaper indicate that Ashby was attempting to cross the southern carriageway of the road, opposite the Shell Gas Station at Ogle, when he was struck by a speeding blue Toyota 212 Carina.
According to the eyewitness, as Ashby fell on to the road, another Toyota car ran over him, while the first car sped away.
Kaieteur News understands that the driver who was taken into custody is claiming that he is not responsible for the accident.
He claimed that after he saw the car hit Ashby, he followed it with the aim of getting the driver to stop, but he was unsuccessful as the vehicle sped away from him.
Investigators became suspicious when he could not give the licence number of the vehicle he had chased after.
Police also observed that there was some damage to the man’s car as if he had run over an object.
Traffic ranks are nevertheless trying to locate the blue car that first struck the pensioner.
News of the accident was relayed to the man’s relatives and they turned up at the hospital only to have their worst fears confirmed.

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