Police are investigating the death of an elderly West Coast Berbice resident who allegedly dropped dead on the roadway while on his way home yesterday afternoon.
The dead man has been identified as 67-year-old Ramchand Rampersaud of Britannica, West Coast Berbice.
According to a police report, ranks at Regional Division 5 received an anonymous call about 2:45 pm informing them that “a man had fallen down [dead] on the road.” However, when ranks arrived at the scene, the body had already been picked up and taken to the Fort Wellington Hospital.
Ranks then proceeded to the hospital where they learnt that Rampersaud had already been pronounced dead on arrival.
The deceased’s nephew, Jaignoram Rampersaud, who had taken the now dead man to the hospital said that about 1:30 pm yesterday his uncle who was working with him in the backdam complained of feeling ill before he left for home. The nephew added that he decided to follow behind and found Rampersaud lying motionless along the Britannica Public Road.
An autopsy is expected to be conducted to ascertain the cause of death.
