Two truck drivers are assisting police on the East Coast of Demerara in their investigations into the death of a 58-year old female vagrant who was crushed yesterday after she was struck by one of the vehicles on the Good Hope Public Road.
Police in a statement, said that the fatal accident which caused the death of Rajdai Beharry, of no fixed place of abode, occurred about 09:10 hours.
According to the police, investigations revealed that the driver of motor Canter GPP 4465 was in the process of overtaking motor car PLL 135 when he struck down Beharry who was walking along the roadway.
The woman was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital where she was pronounced dead on arrival.