House crushes D’Urban St man

The collapsed house

A man died last evening after a dilapidated house on D’Urban Street, in the city crashed down on him.

Dead is Ato Lewis, 26, who resided at the house at Lot 6, D’Urban Street, Wortmanville. The house is located obliquely opposite the Wortmanville Assemblies of God Church. The man was pronounced dead on arrival at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) at 6:37 pm, according to hospital records. His neck was broken and he also sustained a broken leg and injuries to his torso.

According to reports, sometime around 6:15 pm last evening, Lewis and several other persons were moving pieces of furniture out of