Police are investigating a fatal accident which occurred about 18:20 hrs on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, on the Rupert Craig Highway (Northern carriageway) in the vicinity of Movietowne.
The accident involved a minibus bearing licence plate, BAD1832, owned and driven at the time by Shivraj Persaud, a 39-year-old businessman of Seaforth Street, Campbellville, Georgetown and pedestrian Kissoondai Sewratan (now deceased), a 69-year-old pensioner of La Bonne Intention (LBI) Housing Scheme, East Coast Demerara.
It is alleged that the minibus driver was proceeding East along the Northern drive lane of the Rupert Craig Highway in the vicinity of Movietowne when the pedestrian ran across the road from South to North into the path of the vehicle. The right side front of the vehicle came into contact with the pedestrian causing her to fall onto the road’s surface where she received injuries about the body.
An ambulance was summoned to the accident scene where the pedestrian was pronounced dead by Dr Rickett of the Georgetown Public Hospital.
A breathalyzer test was conducted on the minibus driver, which shows no trace of alcohol in his system.
The woman’s body was taken to the Memorial Gardens Funeral Home awaiting a post-mortem examination. The driver is in custody assisting with the investigation.