Driver flees scene after fatal accident in Berbice

Forty-four-year-old Semone Thompson was killed on Saturday evening as she attempted to cross the roadway at Cromarty on the Corentyne coast in East Berbice but was struck down by motorcar PHH 4644.

Preliminary reports revealed that the motorcar, at the time being driven by a resident of #69 Village Corentyne, Berbice, was proceeding at a fast rate when the front left side portion collided with Thompson, who was at the time crossing the road.
That collision reportedly threw Thompson on the roadway, and she sustained injuries to her body. Picked up in an unconscious condition, she was rushed to the Port Mourant Public Hospital, where she was pronounced dead
After the collision, the driver had reportedly exited his vehicle and fled the scene, but police investigations are continuing.