Belle West woman dies in hit-and-run

Bibi Salima Khan

A Belle West woman lost her life in a hit-and-run on Saturday afternoon after being struck by a bus at Crane Turn, Crane, West Bank Demerara, as she was making her way home.

According to a resident and close friend, she last saw 51-year-old Bibi Salima Khan, resident of 879 Belle West, Canal Number 2 Poulder, West Coast Demerara alive around 1:30 pm on Saturday. The woman explained that Bibi came over and told her she was headed to the Den Amstel Police Station to take some food for a family friend who had found herself in prison.

She went on to state that Bibi called her at about 3:00pm to tell her that her friend had been transferred to Berbice before she had gotten a