Soesdyke man killed in hit-and-run

—police processing footage to identify vehicle

Peter Billison
Peter Billison

An employee of the Guyana Forestry Commission was on Sunday night fatally struck down by a motor car on the Timehri Public Road, East Bank Demerara (EBD).

The dead man has been identified as Peter Billison, 50, of Lot 17 Soesdyke, EBD. At the time of the accident, Billison was riding along the public road, when a car struck him and drove away.

Traffic Chief Linden Isles, yesterday said that they were making stringent efforts to process video footage which captured the sequence of the accident. He noted that the video will help investigators to identify the vehicle involved.

Preliminary investigations by the police have revealed that Billison, while riding along the western side of the road, was struck from behind. The motor vehicle, police said, failed to stop after the collision.

Billison, however, fell to the ground as a result of the impact and was picked up in an unconscious condition by public-spirited persons and rushed to the Diamond Diagnostic Centre.

He was pronounced dead on arrival at the medical institution and his body was transferred to the Lyken’s Funeral Home.