Father of two dies in Sheriff St accident

The car, PMM 1094, which hit Sewnarine Persaud Ugraj before plunging into the trench nearby.

A 35-year-old man is now dead following an early morning accident on Sheriff Street yesterday.

Dead is Sewcharran Persaud Ugraj, a father of two. According to Ugraj’s father Lall, at around 8:30 am yesterday he received a call from the Kitty Police Station informing him that his son had been involved in an accident and he was needed at the station. Lall said that when he asked the caller about his son’s condition, he was told that “he ok, he only receive minor injuries”, and it wasn’t until he arrived at the station that he learnt of Ugraj’s death. Lall said the police informed him that the driver of motor vehicle PMM 1094 was going north along Sheriff Street, while his son was standing on the eastern side of the same road. The car, which according to the release was reportedly going at a fast rate,