Police are investigating a fatal accident that occurred at about 19:45 hrs Tuesday evening on the public road at Le Destin, East Bank Essequibo (EBE) which resulted in the death of 47-year-old pedestrian Anita Narine.
Narine, who is from Providence, East Bank Demerara, was struck down by a minibus #BAD 6362 which was driven at the time by a 41-year-old driver from Block 8 Tuschen, EBE.
Investigations reveal that the minibus was proceeding West along the southern side of the road at a fast rate when the left side front of the vehicle collided with the pedestrian who was crossing the road from North to South.
As a result of the collision, the pedestrian fell onto the roadway and received injuries on her body. She was picked up in a conscious state by the driver, placed in the minibus and rushed to the Sheriff Hospital at Leonora where she was seen and examined by a doctor on duty and died whilst receiving treatment.
The body was escorted to Ezekiel Funeral Home at Best Village, West Coast Demerara, awaiting a post-mortem examination. A Breathalyzer test was conducted on the driver and .05% and .04% were found in his breath. The driver is in custody assisting with further investigations.
