Skeldon man killed in accident

The police say that investigations are being conducted into a fatal accident that occurred at about 1930h on Saturday at Line Path, Skeldon, Corentyne, and which resulted in the death of a pedestrian, Ashok Kumar called “Ram”, 68 years of age.

Investigations have revealed that “Ram” attempted to cross the public road and was struck down by a motor cycle. He was pronounced dead on arrival at the Skeldon Hospital.

The driver of the motor cycle was found to be above the legal limit in terms of the consumption of alcohol. He suffered injuries from the accident and was admitted to the Skeldon Hospital where he is under guard.