Pedal cyclist killed by reversing minibus at Enmore

Sixty-year-old Kallowtie Kishun of Block R Cove and John, East Coast Demerara, was on Sunday killed by a minibus that was reversing to solicit a passenger at Enmore, ECD. The accident reportedly occurred at about 06:00h and involved a minibus driven by a 62-year-old man of Golden Grove, ECD.
Based on reports received, the minibus bearing registration number BVV 7531 was proceeding west along Enmore Public Road while the now dead woman was riding behind. However, it is alleged by an eyewitness that the minibus came to a sudden stop and started to reverse to collect a passenger who was standing on the roadway.
Upon seeing this, Kishun attempted to avoid being hit and as such swerved but the handle of her bicycle came into contact with the right-side rear of the minibus, thus causing her to fall onto the roadway. As a result, she would have sustained severe bodily injuries.
She was picked up in an unconscious state by the said driver and taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital where she was pronounced dead on arrival.
The driver of the minibus was subsequently taken into Police custody and is assisting with investigations. The woman’s body is at the hospital’s mortuary awaiting a post-mortem.