A pedestrian was on Tuesday killed as he was attempting to cross the Number 11 Public Road, East Coast Berbice.
The car that was involved in the accident
Dead is 30-year-old Stanley Bronne of Lot 8 Number 11 Village, ECB.
Based on information received, motorcar PTT 8022, which was being driven by a resident of Block X Diamond Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara, was heading along the roadway at about 10:45h when the now dead man reportedly emerged from behind a parked lorry and began to cross the roadway.
Reports are the driver of the motorcar allegedly swerved to avoid a collision but the right front of the vehicle collided with Bronne.
Dead: Stanley Bronne
As a result of the impact, Bronne fell onto the front windscreen then onto the road and received injuries about his body. He was picked up in an unconscious state and taken to the New Amsterdam Hospital where he died while receiving medical attention.
Meanwhile, Police in a statement said that motorcar PTT 8022 was proceeding west along the southern carriageway when the pedestrian reportedly emerged from behind a parked lorry, which was on the northern side of the road, and began crossing the road from north to south. It went on to say that the driver alleged that he swerved south to avoid a collision. According to the police, in so doing, the right front of the vehicle collided with the pedestrian on the southern side of the road.
The dead man’s mother Tajkumarie Bronne said she was inside her home when she heard the impact.
According to her, when she ran out from the kitchen, she saw the car speeding away but at the time she was unaware that it was her son who was hit.
Tajkumarie related that the Police brought the driver back to the scene since he drove away after hitting her him.
Bronne leaves to mourn, a wife and two children ages 2-years and 2-months-old along with a mother, father, sister and a brother.
The driver, who passed a breathalyser test, is in custody assisting with the investigation.
