Soesdkye accident victim still to be identified

The man who was killed almost two weeks ago after being struck along the Soesdyke Public Road by a vehicle driven by a police constable is still to be identified.

The deceased man’s body remains at the Lyken Funeral Home.

The Guyana Police Force, in a press release, had stated that about 3 am on August 13, along the Soesdyke Public Road, East Bank Demerara, motor car PPP 8497, which was being driven by a police constable, collided with the pedestrian.

According to the release, at the time of the accident the police constable was transporting a fellow constable, who was injured, to the Diamond Diagnostic Centre.

The vehicle was being escorted by a police vehicle with its siren and lights flashing, when, according to the release, the driver swerved from the pedestrian, who was in the centre of the road, but still hit him.