Essequibo cops seeking advice on Lima Sands fatal accident

Orissa Williams

Police on the Essequibo Coast will be seeking advice from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions on how to proceed in the case of Ganga Persaud, the tractor operator who was allegedly involved in an accident at Lima Sands that claimed the life of five-year-old Orissa Williams last Sunday.

This is according to Divisional Commander, Superintendent Khali Pareshram.

Williams, a resident of Lima Sands, Essequibo Coast was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident after a tractor trailer, driven by Persaud allegedly ran over her head, crushing her skull as she attempted to cross the road.

Stabroek News understands that Persaud was heading north along the Lima Sands Access Road, while Williams and a sibling were on the eastern end.