Corentyne businessman dies while test-driving vehicle

Sahid Hamid

A Corentyne businessman died yesterday morning along the Jackson Creek Public Road, Upper Corentyne after he lost control of the vehicle he was test driving and ended up in a nearby trench.

Dead is Sahid Hamid, 31, a businessman and contractor of Rose Hall Town, Corentyne Berbice. Hamid is the son of the popular Berbice business, Imran Hamid, who operates the “Imran and Son” and “Imran and Daughters” general stores in Rose Hall Town.

According to the Guyana Police Force, the accident happened just around 8.10 am yesterday along the Jackson Creek Public Road. Jackson Creek is located just before Molsen Creek in the Upper Corentyne area.