Linden businessman killed, wife injured after car slams into parked, unlit truck

Leon Barrett

A popular Linden businessman was killed yesterday morning and his wife injured after the car they were in slammed into the back of a timber laden truck, which was reportedly parked without reflectors on the roadway at Amelia’s Ward.

Leon Barrett called ‘Brian’, 61, of Lot 29 Bruce Ally, Christiansburg, Wismar died while receiving treatment at the Linden Hospital Complex. His wife Paulette has been admitted to same institution with a serious wound to the head.

Leon Barrett
Leon Barrett

Police said in a press release yesterday that the accident occurred around 05:30 hrs. It noted that that the man was driving his motor car when it collided with a parked