A cyclist was fatally struck down on Saturday on the Herstelling Public Road, East Bank Demerara (EBD) as a motor lorry was turning out of a cross street.
The dead man has been identified as 57-year-old Bridgemohan Persaud of Lot 84 Farm Squatting Area, EBD. Police Commander of Region 4 ‘B’, Linden Isles told Stabroek News yesterday that the driver of the motor lorry was charged with causing death by dangerous driving.