Two men are now dead after they were on Friday afternoon pinned and killed by a fallen tree in Amatock Backdam, Potaro River, Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni).
Dead are 40-year-old Kadesh Ganesh and his co-worker Sydney Hernandez, called “Dougla Man”, both of the North West District, Region One (Barima-Waini).
According to reports reaching this publication, the incident occurred at about 15:30h on Friday. Guyana Times understands that the two men were at the time in the process of ‘washing down’ their lavadore when the tree which was nearby fell pinning both of them in the process.
Reports revealed that Ganesh’s head was crushed and was almost severed from his body.
Both men were picked up and taken to the Mahdia District Hospital where they were pronounced dead.
