A policeman who was at the scene of an early morning accident at Bartica was pronounced dead on arrival at the Bartica Hospital after he was run over by a speeding truck.

According to reports, Constable Leonard Forde, said to be in his early 20s, who resides in the city and who was attached to the offices of the Guyana Gold Board at Bartica, was standing close to the scene of an accident at Third Avenue in Bartica around 3 am when he was run over by a speeding truck bearing registration no. GNN 5940.

Bartica resident Devina Heeraman and her father Heeraman Lall sustained injuries in the two accidents and were transferred to the…..