Two Region Two men died on Wednesday afternoon after a truck toppled at Buckhall, Essequibo River, the latest of a series of fatal accidents in the area.
The dead men have been identified as Nigel Headley, 50 years, of Zorg-en-Vlygt, a father of five, and 24-year-old Ameer Nazim, a father of one of Aurora, Region Two.
According to information, four men were on the truck when it ran off the muddy roadway at 53 miles, aback of Buckhall, Essequibo River. The truck was fully loaded with lumber at the time when it turned over. The men were pinned and the driver, Headley died.
The truck was occupied by Headley, his brother Wesley, Melvern Thomas, and Nazim. Thomas is currently hospitalized with serious injuries.
When this newspaper visited Headley’s house, his wife Melanie Headley was too distraught to speak. A visit was also made to the mother of the deceased but she was also unable to speak.
Relatives of the deceased Headley described him as a very private person. They said he was very hardworking and had his family at heart.
Nazim’s family said that they received the message around 9 am yesterday. According to his mother, Anita Singh, her son left with his father for the interior. She said that her husband told her that her son was coming home when he met Headley and he asked them for a drop.
“We nah know much. We just heard the truck toppled. He actually beg that businessman for a drop out cause he was coming home from Buckhall,” Singh said.
