Traffic cop knocked down while helping children across road

Kelvin La Fleur

A traffic policeman is now unable to walk after being struck down while helping children across the Eccles, East Bank Demerara Public Road on Monday.

Kelvin LaFleur, 25, told Stabroek News that he has sustained injuries to both his legs as well as lacerations about his body.

Speaking in the Accident and Emergency area of the Georgetown Public Hospital, LaFleur stated that on the day of the accident he was directing traffic near the stop light at Eccles and had stopped traffic to allow children to cross the road. He recalled holding one of the