Lyton Hendricks, a 58-year-old porter who was sitting atop a pile of wooden posts being transported by a tractor and trailer, is now dead after the trailer toppled along a trail located in the East Bank Essequibo (EBE) in Region Three. Hendricks hailed from a community within the Pomeroon River in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam).
The toppled trailer packed with wallaba posts
Reports are that the accident, which occurred at about 07:30h on Thursday, involved an unregistered tractor and trailer being driven by a 24-year-old resident of Butcher Street, Parika, EBE.
According to Police, the tractor was proceeding west on Hamper Bay Trail with the trailer attached, packed with wallaba posts. The porter was sitting atop the pile of posts when the trailer’s right-side wheel went into a hole, causing the trailer to topple and the porter to be pinned under the pile of posts.
With the help of public-spirited persons, he was taken out from under the pile and taken to the Hamper Bay boat landing, from whence he was transported to the West Demerara Regional Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The tractor driver has been placed in custody, pending further investigations.
