Canje man dies after reportedly driving off Timehri wharf

Umdat Jagnit

Police believe an East Canje, Berbice man drove his car off of the Timehri Wharf early yesterday morning, resulting in his death.

Dead is Umdat Jagnit, also known as ‘Anil,’ 40, a truck driver of Lot 5 Betsy Ground Village, East Canje, Berbice.

Police yesterday said that a security guard at the dock reported that persons alerted him that a car turned turtle off of the wharf into the Demerara River.