Sanitation worker Kevin Smith, age 29, of Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara died this afternoon following an accident at the Infectious Diseases Hospital, Liliendaal, the police said in a statement.
According to a separate statement from the GPHC, Smith was descending on a lift that is only intended for the transport of food and laundry when it collapsed. He was rushed to the GPHC where he died while receiving treatment.