Berbice man dies in mining pit accident

A 49-year-old man of New Amsterdam, Berbice was on Sunday killed in a mining pit accident which occurred at White Hole Backdam, Potaro, Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni).
Dead is Bertie John Williams.
Police on Thursday said Williams was employed as a pitman, and on Sunday he and his colleagues were working in the pit when a portion of its walls collapsed.
Williams became trapped while the other workers escaped.
The man’s lifeless body was later recovered and taken to the Mahdia Regional Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Investigations are ongoing.