Pensioner killed after being struck by minibus on son’s birthday

As the carnage continues on Guyana’s roadways, an accident along the Rupert Craig Highway on the East Coast of Demerara corridor on Tuesday evening has claimed the life of a pensioner.
Dead is 69-year-old Kissoondai Sewratan of La Bonne Intention (LBI) Housing Scheme, ECD. Based on reports received, the accident occurred at about 18:20h in vicinity of the MovieTowne mall, and involved minibus BAD 1832 which was at the time being driven by a 39-year-old businessman of Seaforth Street, Campbellville, Georgetown.
Police preliminary investigations revealed the driver claimed he was proceeding along the East Coast Highway, and while in the vicinity of Movie Towne, Sewratan ran across the road and into the path of his vehicle. As a result, the woman sustained injuries to her body, and fell on the roadway.

Emergency services were called, and an ambulance arrived at the scene shortly after the accident. Unfortunately, a doctor from the Georgetown Public Hospital was unable to save the victim, and pronounced her dead on the scene.
After the accident, a breathalyzer test was conducted on the minibus driver, and the results showed no trace of alcohol in his system. However, he was taken into custody by the Police, and is currently assisting with the ongoing investigation.
Kissoondai Sewratan’s body has been taken to the Memorial Gardens Funeral Home to await a post-mortem examination. Her son, Avinash Sewratan, told sections of the media that his mother had attended the Dream Realized Housing Drive at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC), and was heading home when tragedy struck.
The young man was also celebrating his birthday on the day his mother met her demise. He said his mother would always hug and kiss him as a form of a birthday wish, but she was unable to do so on Tuesday morning, since she left home early to attend the housing drive.
He recalled, however, that his mother called him while at the Conference Centre to wish him a happy birthday. And he said she called again later in the day to inform him that she was running late and, as such, he should go ahead and make arrangements to prepare dinner.
A few hours later, he received the devasting news that his mother was involved in an accident. Without hesitation, he rushed to the scene, but she was not there. He later learnt that she did not survive the accident.