A 56-year-old man died in an accident on Sunday morning while he was seated in the tray of motor pick-up that was allegedly speeding at Onderneeming in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam).
Dead: Lincon Moore
Dead is 56-year-old Lincon Moore known as “Rock”, a security officer of Sandpit, Onderneeming. The accident occurred at around 07:00h and involved a motor pick-up, GJJ 8947, which was driven by a 36-year-old man of Perseverance.
It was reported that the motor pick-up was proceeding east on the Onderneeming road at a rate of speed when the driver alleged that Moore was seated in the tray of the motor pick-up and upon passing a steel bar at the toll gate which is fitted across the Onderneeming Sandpit Road, he heard an impact from the rear of his vehicle.
The driver told Police that he immediately stopped his vehicle and exited, and there he saw Moore lying motionlessly in the tray of the vehicle, bleeding from his head. He said he picked the man up and drove to Suddie Public Hospital where Moore was pronounced dead on arrival.
Moore’s body was placed in the hospital’s mortuary awaiting a post-mortem examination.
The scene was later visited by Police and statements were taken. Checks were also made for CCTV cameras.
Meanwhile, in an interview with Moore’s family on Sunday, the man’s sister, Sharon, told Guyana Times that on Sunday morning the family was left in shock after receiving the news of the gruesome death.
She said that the family were told that he hit his head on a metal bar while he was in a truck. The family also said that they cannot blame the driver of the vehicle for Moore’s death since the accident was unfortunate.
“He was a good person and he was very good to me. His mother is 84 years and he used to support her because she cannot walk. He would help her a lot.”
Following the incident, the driver of the motor pick-up was arrested and is presently in Police custody assisting with the investigation.
