Police Constable Ray Simon lost his life yesterday after he apparently jumped from a moving GuySuCo truck, on which he had been hitching a ride.
The accident occurred just before 7am along the Whim Public Road.
Twenty minutes before, Simon had joined the truck, GLL 9308, at Liverpool Village, to hitch a ride with GuySuCo workers after there had been a heavy downpour.
His colleagues said it was customary for the policeman to leave the Whim Police Station Compound daily for early morning exercise. However, he did not return to the station yesterday.
Instead, truck driver Nesam Khan reported the accident and informed the police that the injured rank was at the Port Mourant Hospital. Simon died at the hospital.
Khan told Stabroek News that he had observed Simon amongst GuySuCo workers when the truck stopped at Liverpool Village.
He said it was raining and several persons, including the policeman, joined the vehicle.
Khan explained that it is a common practice that whenever persons wanted to
