The 10-year-old Mon Repos Primary School student who was struck down by a minibus on Agriculture Road on Sunday evening succumbed to his injuries on Monday around 10 pm.
Richard Ramballie, of 233 Good Hope, East Coast Demerara, was returning home from a nearby gas station where he went to purchase kerosene when the accident occurred.
He arrived at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC) in an unconscious state at around 6:25 pm that day and several x-rays were taken.
Without ever regaining consciousness, Ramballie died of what was described as severe brain damage.
The post-mortem examination is expected to be conducted today. The driver is said to be in police custody assisting with investigations.
According to a police press release, the driver was tested with the use of a breathalyzer at the time of the accident and was found to be above the legal alcohol consumption limit.
His mother, Debbie had previously told this newspaper that her son goes to the gas station every week to buy kerosene for her and normally takes approximately half-hour to return home. She however said that when the lad failed to return home she became worried and she went in search of him.
The distraught woman explained that she took a bicycle and went to the gas station and asked if the lad was there and was told that he had left a while ago. She then went to the Beterverwagting Police Station where she thought he would have been because the bicycle he was riding had no lights and was then informed of the accident.
