Carifesta Ave accident victim had been submerged in trench

Stephen Nelson

Stephen Nelson, 22, who died while undergoing treatment following an accident, had been submerged for some time in the trench along Carifesta Avenue before he was found, according to his mother.

Nelson’s mother told Stabroek News yesterday that she had learnt that her son had been difficult to find after the accident.

“I heard that he was in a trench along Carifesta,” she said. “The police saw the bike and figured that he had to be in there. Though they searched for him they couldn’t find him. Is only when a driver jumped in and searched [that] they found him.”

No one else was injured in the accident, she added.

Meanwhile, she said that a formal identification process will