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Man falls off truck, dies weeks later
Police have detained the owner of the pickup from which 24-year-old Balkarran Kissoon fell while the vehicle was travelling on the Essequibo Coast Public Road. Kissoon died on Monday.
Balkarran Kissoon
The driver was said to be a goldsmith whose name was given as Jabbar Khan. Reports have revealed that Khan never reported the incident to the police and had taken it upon himself to foot the cost of transporting Kissoon to the Georgetown Public Hospital.
Khan was apprehended by police on Monday and is being held at the Anna Regina Police station.
According to reports, Kissoon and two other young men were the passengers of the pick-up. Kissoon was said to be intoxicated when he fell on the Jibb Public Road on August 22, last.
Khan upon learning about the incident immediately chartered a flight which transported Kissoon to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where he remained unconscious nearly four weeks after the incident.
Kissoon’s relatives were not forthcoming with information.
One relative said that Kissoon, a carpenter by trade was attempting to open his eyes a few days before he died on Monday.
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