Jagdeo Ramnarine, popularly known as Narine, died on the spot after he was struck down by a minibus on the Strathspey Public Road, East Coast Demerara, today around 7am.
The man of 78 Section B, Non Pariel was said to have just stepped out of a minibus and was waiting to cross the road when a minibus carrying passengers, swerved off of the road in an effort to avoid colliding with an oncoming vehicle and instead hit Ramnarine, leaving him pinned against a wall.
Several persons who were travelling in the minibus were injured, including the conductress and two nurses, employed at the Georgetown Public Hospital.