A pedal cyclist of Cove and John, East Coast Demerara was fatally struck yesterday by a reversing minibus on the Enmore, East Coast Demerara Public Road.
Police in a statement last night said the accident occurred at approximately 6 am and claimed the life of Kallowtie Kishun, 60, of Block R Cove and John, East Coast Demerara.
Police investigations have revealed that minibus BVV 7531, driven by a 62 year-old man of Golden Grove, East Coast Demerara made a sudden stop to pick up a passenger and began reversing. The woman was riding in the same direction as the minibus had originally been going.
As the driver was reversing, the cyclist tried to swerve from the bus. Her efforts were futile, an eyewitness recounted to police, as the left handle of her bicycle came into contact with the minibus, causing her to fall onto the thoroughfare where she suffered injuries about her body.
Police said the woman was picked up in an unconscious condition by the driver and rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital for medical attention.
She was, however, pronounced dead on arrival and her body is currently at the hospital’s mortuary awaiting a post-mortem examination.
