“We didn’t even know” – family of pensioner killed in WCD accident

A security guard was on Sunday morning killed after he was struck by a car, on the Windsor Forest, West Coast Demerara (WCD) public road.
Dead is Fiuz Hussaine, 66, from Windsor Forest, WCD. The accident occurred at around 05:30h, Police said.

According to Police, at the time of the accident, motor car OMM 3502 was proceeding west on the southern side of the Windsor Forest Public Road when it was alleged by the driver that he saw the pedestrian walking on the southern parapet of the road heading west, talking on his cell phone.
The driver alleged that the pedestrian made a sudden turn right onto the main road into the path of his vehicle, resulting in the front of the car colliding with the father of two.
Upon impact, the pedestrian fell onto the road’s surface where he received injuries to his left foot and head.
Hussaine was picked up in an unconscious state by the driver and taken to West Demerara Regional Hospital, where he was seen and examined by a doctor, who referred him to Georgetown Public Hospital.
At the GPHC, the pensioner was further examined and admitted as a patient suffering from head injuries but subsequently died.
A notice of intended prosecution was served and a breathalyser test was conducted on the driver but no trace of alcohol was found in his breath. He remains in custody assisting with the investigations.

On way to work
On Sunday Guyana Times visited the home of the dead man and his niece, Karmela Ramjjiwan, said that his family was not aware that he was involved in an accident until later in the day. She said it was a family member who lives abroad, that called her and told her that Hussaine was involved in an accident.
“We didn’t even know. We hear this morning…after the cousin called from overseas, they get contact with my cousin and they called and told me that he was involved in the accident and passed away. After that, his daughter went to identify his body.”
Ramjjiwan added that her uncle met his demise while he was on his way to work. She said she was told that he was struck down while he was crossing the road to get a bus to go to work.
The man who lived alone had been working as a security guard for years, according to his family. His niece also revealed that he lost his life just two years after his wife died.
“He used to take on his wife’s death a lot. I used to live with him but after I got this place I move out and leave him alone in that house. The last time I saw him was last week, he was walking in the road and I saw him and he was coming home from work,” she said.
The man’s family said his death came as a shock to them.
“Normally he would go to work early morning … he was a very helpful and nice person.”
The family is hoping that through the Police’s investigations they will get closure to Hussaine’s death. (G9)