A nineteen-year-old labourer was on Saturday night crushed to death in an accident on the Craig, East Bank Demerara (EBD) Public Road.
Dead is Sachin Persaud of 69 Avenue ‘A’ Diamond, EBD. Persaud was crossing the road when he was struck by a speeding car and seconds later crushed by a second car that was travelling in the opposite direction.
Stabroek News understands that subsequent to the accident, Persaud’s body was left on the road for approximately two hours before it was removed by police.