A 38-year-old man lost his life this morning after the tractor he was driving, toppled in the backlands at DeKinderen, West Coast Demerara (WCD).
The tractor ended up in a trench and the victim was pinned under the vehicle for sometime.
The deceased has been identified only as Sudesh, a tractor operator for the Guyana Sugar Corporation and of Meten Meer-Zorg, WCD.
According to information received, the driver went into the backdam this morning to plough land.
The Guyana Standard was told that while heading out of the backdam, the driver lost control of the tractor while negotiating a turn and ended up in a trench.
He was pinned under the water for some time and had to be rescued by farmers. By the time he was taken to the Leonora Cottage Hospital, he was pronounced dead.
The body is presently at the parlour.
