A woman was on Friday afternoon crushed to death by a motor lorry along the Haags Bosch Dump Site Road, Eccles, East Bank Demerara. The unfortunate incident occurred at about 14:00h.
The woman of mixed race is yet to be identified but Guyana Times understands her husband works in an interior location.
The woman’s body lying on the roadway
Based on information received, the woman who was clad in a pair of blue jeans and a white blouse was heading towards the East Bank Highway when she came into contact with the rear wheel of the motor lorry, which bore registration number GPP 1637.
While some persons at the scene refused to divulge information, a few related that the driver of the truck was on his mobile phone and did not see the woman who was on the left hand side of the road.
She had just exited Norton Street and walked onto the main access road when the accident occurred.
When Guyana Times arrived at the scene, the woman’s body was covered while one slipper was in close proximity of the body and the other was under the motor lorry. Soon after, crime scene experts arrived and started their investigations. During their investigation, they searched the woman’s belongings with the hope of making a positive identification but no form of ID was in her bag.
The driver of the truck, Lloyd Williams, who was still traumatised by the accident, explained that he was heading out of the Haags Bosch dumpsite and stopped at a small snackette to collect a spoon. “When I pulled off, the same man who gave me the spoon shout hold! hold! hold! And then is when I see the woman on the road through the mirror,” he noted.
Williams also related that when he came out of the truck, he was told the woman was caught in the back wheel of the truck. She reportedly spun several times and then dropped onto the roadway after which the wheels ran over her. The driver is however holding out that the woman was on her mobile phone as she exited a nearby street.
However, after the accident occurred, he advised those who rushed to the scene to collect her phone and dial the last number she called, noting that in that way, they will be able to know her identity. But persons at the scene told Guyana Times that they attempted to do so, but the phone was locked.
Meanwhile, the driver of the motor lorry who is employed with Chung Noble Establishment for the past year-and-a-half was taken into Police custody as they continue their investigations.
