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Security guard killed in Timehri hit-and-run
“These drivers on de road, please y’all value people life”.
That was the sentiment expressed by the distraught sister of a Patentia, West Bank Demerara security guard who was killed in a hit-and-run accident on Friday evening.
The discarded bread and egg Ramsundar went to buy
The dead man has been identified as 54-year-old Harrichan Ramsundar, of Patentia Squatting Area, West Bank Demerara.
Police reported that the man was struck as he was walking south along the western side of the public road allegedly by a speeding motorcar.
The dead man’s son, 22-year-old Handesh Ramsundar, explained to Kaieteur News that his father left their work site at 5pm for the shop, located a mere stone’s throw away on the Timehri Public Road.
According to Handesh Ramsundar, at around 6:30pm, he heard a loud impact and immediately his neighbour screaming his name.
“We just hear ‘blam’ and me neighba start holler fuh me and when I run out, I see me father lay down on de road.”
The younger Ramsundar said that the last thing his father said to him was “Me going shop fuh buy bread and egg and come back.”
He revealed that persons at the scene claimed that they did not see what hit his father, as the driver had already escaped.
Meanwhile, the dead man’s sister, Nalo Bacchus, in tears told Kaieteur News that her brother was a selfless person who worked hard to take care of his family.
“He get a daughter; she husband dead and he does come every two-three months and help them. He just been shop fuh buy bread and egg and he dead. I know down deh, the area is dark and the road narrow but gosh man.”
According to Nalo, her brother might have had the chance at life if the driver had shown some remorse and taken him to the hospital.
“Them ain’t even seh, they gon stop back and pick he up and carry he to the hospital.
Alright man, yuh frighten, but why yuh nah pick him up and carry he hospital to see if he could live li’l more…You gon just hit them and left them there to die and go way?
Is not that me brother is a criminal or he did something wrong or something. He went and buy egg and bread and then go home.”
The security guard was picked up from the scene and rushed to the Diamond Diagnostics Centre where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
Police are investigating.
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