Vigilance man killed in hit-and-run accident at Buxton

Adree Slowe, a 62-year-old resident of Lot 8 Vigilance South, East Coast Demerara, was killed in a hit-and-run accident that occurred at around 23:00h on Friday evening along the Church of God Road in Buxton, East Coast Demerara, where he was struck by a speeding minibus.
Police have said that according to initial reports, Slowe had been crossing the road from the southern side to the northern side when minibus BAC 4129, travelling in an easterly direction at a high rate of speed, struck him.

Persons in vicinity of the accident have said that Slowe was dragged for approximately 100 feet from the point of impact, but the driver of the minibus fled the scene immediately after the collision.
Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) called to the scene pronounced Slowe dead, and his body was then transported to the Memorial Gardens Mortuary in Georgetown, where it awaits a post-mortem examination.
Police have launched an investigation into the incident; and investigators are urging anyone with information about the driver of the minibus to come forward. (G9)