Meten-Meer-Zorg man killed after tractor turned turtle

The tractor that was involved in the accident yesterday.

A Meten-Meer-Zorg Reserve, West Coast Demerara tractor operator died yesterday morning after the tractor he was operating toppled as he was returning from the backdam.

Police yesterday said that the incident, which claimed the life of Sudesh (only name given), 38, occurred at about 7 am on the De Kindren Side Line Dam, West Coast Demerara.

Investigations have revealed that the tractor operator, who is employed with Lakeram Persaud, a sawmill operator and contractor with GuySuCo, left home to plow a section of the farmlands located approximately 20 miles away from the public road.