A vagrant died yesterday after being hit by a truck while begging at the intersection of Avenue of the Republic and Regent Street.
The deceased man, who is yet to be identified, was reportedly killed at about 5.45 pm. When Stabroek News arrived at the scene, the man was seen lying on the road as the police conducted their investigation. Eyewitnesses informed that the man had been begging near the vehicles that had stopped for the traffic lights.