Security guard dies after being struck down by truck

A 63-year-old security guard of 13th Avenue, Diamond Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara, lost her life on Sunday morning after being struck down and crushed by a motor lorry.
Dead is Patricia Huston.
Reports are that at about 06:30h, the woman was struck by the motor lorry along the public road at Ogle, East Coast Demerara.
Police on Sunday said the motor lorry, GAE 8189, was driven by a 26-year-old man of Supply, East Bank Demerara. According to Police, the driver claimed that he was proceeding east along the southern driving lane of the northern carriageway on Ogle Public Road when he observed the traffic light in his direction change from green to amber, and then red.

He alleged that upon seeing this, he attempted to apply brakes but the vehicle failed to stop and he consequently changed lanes from the southern lane to the northern side of the road, where the lorry’s back wheel collided with the pedestrian.
Huston, who had just disembarked from a minibus, was waiting to cross the road. As a result of the collision, she fell onto the road, sustaining injuries to her head and body. She was picked up in a semi-conscious state and placed into an ambulance, which took her to the Georgetown Public Hospital.
She, however, succumbed to her injuries at about 08:30h as she was receiving treatment. The lorry driver is in Police custody, assisting with the investigation.
Just two days prior, another tragic incident occurred on the Foulis Public Road, West Coast Berbice, resulting in the death of Lavie Long, a 38-year-old woman. She was fatally struck and crushed to death by a bus belonging to the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), driven by a 46-year-old Staff Sergeant from Timehri North, East Bank Demerara.
The incident occurred around 01:05h, and Long, a resident of El Dorado Village, West Coast Berbice, sustained fatal head injuries and died on the spot.
The Staff Sergeant, associated with Base Camp Stephenson, was driving at a high speed when the collision happened. Police took him into custody at Vigilance Police Station for investigation. A breathalyser test was conducted, and no alcohol was detected in the driver’s system.
Long’s body was taken to Bailey’s Funeral Parlour, awaiting a post-mortem examination. (G9)