Mon Repos woman struck by reversing police vehicle

The reversing GPF vehicle about to hit the pedestrian

A pedestrian on Wednesday survived an early morning encounter with a Guyana Police Force (GPF) vehicle when it reversed and ran over her.

The investigation is ongoing into the circumstance that led to the accident which occurred around 6 am on the Mon Repos Main Access Road, East Coast Demerara involving a GPF vehicle attached to the Beterverwagting Police Station, driven by a detective constable, and a pedestrian, Kamlawattie Singh, a 61-year-old of Mon Repos.