Deadly Mahaica crash: Driver of parked truck in custody – Police
Kevindra Tularam (inset) died after crashing into a parked truck at Mahaica (Accident Photo: Ray Ray/FB)
Police have arrested the driver of the truck that was parked on the side of the Good Hope public road, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara, last evening, which resulted in the death of Kevindra Tularam, a 43-year-old of Lot 20 David Rose Scheme, Unity, ECD.
According to the driver, a 29-year-old from Tabatinga, Central Rupununi in Lethem, Region #9, he parked the truck on the side of the road with the hazard lights on, to check on a mechanical issue, when Tularam’s motorcar crashed into the back of the truck.
As a result of the collision, Tularam received injuries on his body. He was taken out of his vehicle by public-spirited persons, placed into a Police vehicle and taken to the Enmore Regional Hospital, where he was seen and examined by a doctor on duty, who pronounced him dead on arrival.
A breathalyser test was conducted on the lorry driver, and no alcohol was found on his breath.
