A pensioner died on Monday after he was struck down by a car while crossing the Providence Public Road, on the East Bank of Demerara.
Neville Williams, 86, of New Scheme, Herstelling, East Bank Demerara, was hit at about 9.30 pm by a 52-year-old driver, of Vreed-en-Hoop.
According to the police, the driver of the vehicle, PYY 114, was proceeding south along the eastern lane of the eastern carriageway on the Providence Public Road when he alleges that Williams walked across the road and into the path of the car.