An accident along the Ituni trail in Region Ten (Upper Demerara-Berbice) has claimed the life of a man who became pinned beneath a vehicle.
31-year-old Rodwell Peters died in the accident that reportedly occurred at about 16:00h on Monday, but Police spent over 10 hours attempting to retrieve his body from the accident site. It was not until about 02:30h on Tuesday that Peters’s body was successfully recovered.
The vehicle that Rodwell Peters was driving when it toppled (NCN Linden photo)
Peters had been operating an articulated vehicle (a vehicle that consists of two or more separate frames connected by suitable couplings) at the time of the accident, and was accompanied by a porter, Damian Fraser, who has sustained injuries.
According to the Police, the vehicle GAD 6596 was descending a hill on the Ituni trail, but because of the excessive speed at which it approached a bend, the driver lost control of the vehicle and it overturned, trapping Peters underneath.
Fraser was rushed to the Linden Hospital Complex, where he received medical attention and was admitted as a patient.
After lengthy and arduous efforts, Peters’s body was eventually retrieved from beneath the vehicle, and was transported to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. (G9)
