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East Bank man crushed on Coverden road
A gruesome collision involving two ‘bush trucks’ and a pickup, which occurred at Coverden on the East Bank of Demerara, yesterday, has left a pedal cyclist dead.
The pickup truck involved in the accident
The deceased has been identified as Aubrey Clarke, a 48 -year old machine operator of Timehri, East Bank Demerara.
Kaieteur News understands that Clarke was reportedly hit by one of the ‘bush trucks’ which was towing the other, as he was proceeding north along the public road on his bicycle.
He was allegedly pinned to the side of the pickup truck which was parked at the side of the road.
When Kaieteur News arrived at the scene, eyewitnesses, recounted that they saw Clarke riding along the road then suddenly heard a loud sound.
“We din know is wha really happen, de man de riding and we see two trucks coming… de one in front towing the other one and all we hear is bladam. The man dey pun de road, in a pool of blood but we suspect that dem two truck run into he and paste he to the forerunner that was parked at the side of the road. It de completely smash up”
Clarke’s relatives told this newspaper that when they arrived on the scene the man’s body was still lying on the side of the road.
His mangled bicycle was tossed to the side of the road.
“This is sudden. It come as shock to we, we can’t really tell you what happen, it is traumatizing to see something like this now. Aubrey just come from by me in Timehri and he say he de going to Coverden. He just finish work and he de talking to me and he lef and come up the road,” a woman, who identified herself as a close family friend, stated.
Dead:Aubrey Clarke
“He left by me and said he going and buy kite paper fuh paste kite. He had his weeding machine in his hand and the haversack on he back. He was in two minds whether to go home or go to Coverden. It is very hard because only recently another member of the family was buried,” the woman added.
Clarke leaves to mourn his children and grandchildren. Relatives recall that he was a devout member of the Seventh Day Adventist church.
Meanwhile, one of the occupants of the truck related that they were heading to Georgetown from Mahdia.
“We de coming out and we see dis other man like he break down and he ask we fuh help and is tow we towing he bringing he out. When we reach Coverden we hear a siren and we pull in the corner and I suspect that the truck at de back that we de towing knock the man cause we aint see this man or nothing.”
Both drivers were taken into custody by ranks at the Madewini police station.
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