A mother of five is among two people killed after a truck transporting persons into the mining areas aback Buck Hall, on the Essequibo River, overturned yesterday morning.
Dead is Stacian DeFreitas, 39, of Charity Housing Scheme, Essequibo Coast, and her partner, whose name was given only as ‘Kurt.’ He was said to be in his late 30s. Among those injured are Rohit Narine 38, of Perseverance, Edward Savory, 30, Tony Persaud, 24 of Adventure and Carlos Benn, 19, DeFreitas’ son. The injured and the dead all hail from the Essequibo Coast.
Savory and Persaud reportedly