Police are probing the circumstances which resulted in the death of Mark Gomes, 32, of Long Pond, Sisters Village, West Bank Demerara which occurred yesterday about 17:50hrs at Edward Beharry and Company Ltd, Area “Y” Mandela Avenue, Georgetown.
Enquiries disclosed that Gomes was employed at Edward Beharry and Company Ltd. as a supervisor and about 17:50hrs, he was in the compound of the company supervising the transfer of flour from a pressure tank mounted on a truck to a silo.
During the process, the pressure tank started to make whistling sounds, which prompted the man to climb unto the back of the truck to investigate. One of the hoses that was connected to the tank and the silo disconnected causing the pressurized air to hit the man in the face and threw him to the ground.
He was picked up and taken to the Woodlands Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival by a doctor.
The body is presently at the Memorial Gardens Parlour awaiting a post mortem examination.
Police are reviewing CCTV footage of the incident as investigations continue.
