An outing in the backdam for a family at Cotton Tree Village, West Berbice on Arrival Day Monday ended tragically after a 36-year-old father of three was crushed by an MF 290 tractor around 5:20 pm.

In the accident which occurred in a “split second,” Naraindra “Anand” Harry, a cane-harvester, was crushed by the back wheel of the tractor which ran over his stomach and face. He was rushed to the Fort Wellington Hospital and was pronounced dead on arrival.

One of Harry’s relatives told Stabroek News that he, along with Harry and two other male relatives were under a shed while the rest of the family were swimming in the canal. …..