Porter dies after tractor topples on Ampa Bay Trail

The truck laden with wood that was involved in the incident. (Guyana Police Force photo)

A 58-year-old porter died on Wednesday morning after the laden tractor he was on toppled on the Ampa Bay Trail, East Bank Essequibo (EBE) and pinned him underneath.

Dead is Lyton Hendricks of Pomeroon River. The incident occurred around 7.30 hrs.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) in a statement issued yesterday confirmed that the 24-year-old driver of the unregistered tractor has been arrested pending further investigations.