Son laments passing of father in Carifesta Avenue smash-up

Dead: Linden Eastman

A son of the man who died in the horrific Carifesta Avenue crash on Wednesday believes his father would have been alive today if the soldier driving a speeding car had been careful.

Linden Eastman of Prashad Nagar, a truck driver attached to an Eccles, East Bank Demerara distribution centre died on Wednesday night when the Canter he was driving, GSS 8563 was involved in a head-on collision with Toyota Premio PRR 9118. The accident which occurred around 9:30 PM also claimed the lives of Guyana Defence Force sergeant, Robert Pyle,