Venezuelan national dies in Essequibo Coast accident

A Venezuelan national was killed on Sunday after the motor lorry he was travelling in toppled along the roadway at Queenstown on the Essequibo Coast and pinned him down. The dead man has been identified as 27-year-old Isaias Rojas of Annandale, Essequibo Coast, in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam).
The accident occurred at about 10:46h on the Queenstown Access Road. At the time of the accident, Rojas and another Venezuelan national were in the tray of motor lorry GAJ 7403 along with the driver and another male occupant in the front seat. The driver told the Police that it was raining as he was proceeding east along the Queenstown Access Road, and while crossing over a wooden bridge, he lost control of the vehicle. According to the driver, the rear of the motor lorry slipped off and resulted in the vehicle toppling into a nearby rice field on the southern side of the road. As a result, Rojas was pinned under the motor lorry, which ended up on its right side with the bottom facing north. The motor lorry was subsequently removed from the rice field, and Rojas was picked up in an unconscious state.

He was rushed to the Suddie Public Hospital, where he was examined by doctors on duty and was pronounced dead at around 13:30h. His body was escorted to the Suddie Public Hospital Mortuary, awaiting a post-mortem examination (PME).
Meanwhile, the driver of the motor lorry, a 34-year-old resident of Hoff en Aurich, Essequibo Coast, has since been arrested and taken to the Anna Regina Police Station, where he was placed into custody to assist with investigations.
A breathalyser test was conducted on the driver and revealed a reading of five micrograms.