Haslington boy dies after accident

Shamar James

A student of Ann’s Grove Secondary died last night after he was struck down on the Golden Grove Public Road while walking home in the company of his cousins.

Dead is 15-year-old Shamar James of 67, Casareep Man Street, South Haslington, East Coast Demerara.

While details of what transpired remain sketchy, his aunt Fiona James told Stabroek News that her nephew and three of his cousins were walking home when he was struck down by a car. The accident occurred at around 8.30 last night.