No.77 Village man dies after struck by minibus

Andre Phillips

Moments after stepping off a minibus, a 43-year-old man was on Saturday struck down by the same bus and later succumbed to his injuries at the Skeldon Hospital.

Dead is Andre Phillips of 448 Number 77 Village, Corentyne. Police said that the accident occurred at around 4:40pm on Saturday on the main road at No. 53 Village, Corentyne. Investigations revealed that the driver of the minibus was reversing the vehicle when he struck down Phillips, the police said in a statement. The injured man was taken to the hospital where he succumbed while receiving treatment. The driver of the minibus is in custody assisting with the investigations.

An eyewitness recounted to Phillips’ family that the man had just stopped off at Number 53 Village and was