Agricola fatal accident
The family of 34-year-old Kevin Monderson, of Lot 16 Tucville Squatting Area, Georgetown who died after being struck down by a truck at Agricola, Greater Georgetown on Tuesday last is still in a state of shock and disbelief.
When Guyana Times visited the dead man’s house on Thursday, his mother related that her son left home in the wee hours of Tuesday to attend a “cock-fighting match” in Agricola, but he never returned home.
It was later in the afternoon his relatives received the news that he had been struck down and was in critical condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital. They reportedly visited him at the hospital that evening, but he succumbed to his injuries the following day.
It was reported that Monderson was struck down by the truck which was heading to Georgetown about 07:00h. At the time, the third lane for northbound traffic was activated.
The driver told investigators that while in the vicinity of Agricola ‘roadhead’, he observed a man standing on the median, but the man suddenly attempted to cross the road without paying attention to the southbound traffic.
As such, he walked into the path of the truck, thus causing a collision. As a result, he fell to the roadway, and the truck’s rear right wheel ran over both of his legs.
He was picked up in an unconscious state and rushed to the GPHC in critical condition. He had also suffered severe head injuries, and internal bleeding.
He died while being treated in the Emergency Unit of the medical facility. Following the accident, the driver of the truck was taken into custody.
