Venezuelan migrant in Trinidad dies after hit by truck while walking along highway

Police officers prepare to leave the scene of the fatal incident on the highway.

A Venezuelan national died after being struck by a vehicle while walking on the shoulder of the Churchill Roosevelt Highway on Friday morning.

The deceased has been identified as Jose Rafael Quintana, 51.

Jose Rafael Quintana

At about 6.30a.m., Quintana was walking with a group of people along the shoulder on the west bound lane of the highway near the Courts Megastore – when he was struck by a truck.

Quintana was thrown into water-filled drain.

He was taken out by friends but died at the scene.

An autopsy has been ordered to confirm whether he died from the crash injuries or if he drowned.