A man was struck down and killed by a vehicle on the Park, Mahaicony public road last evening.
The dead man was identified as ‘Tony’ of Mahaicony Old Road. Details on the accident were sketchy and the friend, who accompanied Tony to the Georgetown Public Hospital, said that it occurred around 7pm.
According to the man, he was at the race track in Mahaicony when he received a call informing him that Tony had been hit by a car. He said that he rushed to the scene and observed Tony lying on the road with the car and driver nearby. “He ah tell me he nah see the man [Tony]”, said the friend.
He said that the road where the accident occurred is dark. The police rushed Tony to the hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. The driver is in police custody.