Fisherman crushed to death after falling into path of vehicle
Forty-nine-year-old Rooplall Rukhdeo, a fisherman of Peter Street, Annandale, East Coast Demerara, was killed after he reportedly fell into the path of a moving car in an accident that occurred at about 19:00h on Saturday.
Dead: Rooplall Rukhdeo (Newsroom photo)
Based on information received, motorcar PLL 4752 was being driven by a 22-year-old man along the Annandale Access Road, East Coast Demerara while a group of persons sitting on a wooden stand at the side of the road were imbibing alcohol. This driver alleges that as he was passing those men, one of the men fell on the roadway and into the path of the vehicle. As a result, the left-side front wheel ran over him.
The man was picked up in an unconscious state and taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC), where he was subsequently pronounced dead.
A breathalyzer test conducted on the driver returned a reading of .004% micrograms. He has been taken into custody to assist with the investigation.
A post-mortem examination conducted on the body of Rukhdeo by Dr Nehaul Singh has given the cause of death as multiple crush injuries to the head.
