A 27-year-old pedestrian succumbed at a city hospital early yesterday morning, hours after he was allegedly struck down by a Ministry of Housing and Water pick-up truck along the Diamond, East Bank Demerara (EBD) public road.
The dead man has been identified as Vijai Doodnauth, who was reportedly a resident of Diamond Squatting Area.
The accident occurred around 6.45 pm on Friday and Doodnauth suffered injuries about his body, including head injuries.
