A pickup truck belonging to the Guyana Police Force yesterday fatally struck down a 12-year-old West Demerara Secondary School student on the Goed Fortuin Public road.
The dead girl has been identified as Kayla Barnabas and according to the Police the incident occurred just about 3:45 pm as she was attempting to cross the road.
The Police, in a statement, related that pickup truck GXX 6575 was proceeding south along the eastern side of the Goed Fortuin public road when Barnabas reportedly ran from east to west across the road in the path of the vehicle. It added that the Police Corporal driving at the time swerved west to avoid a collision but the front of the vehicle collided with the schoolgirl.
Barnabas was placed in a motor vehicle in an unconscious state and taken to the West Demerara Regional Hospital where she was pronounced dead on arrival.
The Police vehicle was reportedly transporting prisoners at the time of the accident. The Corporal has been placed under close arrest as investigations are ongoing.
Education Minister Priya Manickchand and senior Police Officers from Region Three have visited the home of the dead schoolgirl.
