One month after a Ministry of Public Works driver was released on station bail after his vehicle stuck down and killed a cyclist on the East Coast Public Road, family members say they were told by police that the file is at the DPP’s office.
Anil Ramanand, 44, of Logwood Squatting Area, Enmore, East Coast Demerara (ECD), died as a result of the accident.
In an interview with Stabroek News on Tuesday, Ramanand’s common-law wife, Indira Persaud, said, “I taught that the story bin supposed to go court, but since then nobody nah come fuh tell abeh nothing. We went at Cove & John Station and asked them and them seh how the matter gone to DPP office. How the matter meet DPP and nobody nah get charge ehh. All them do ah put he pon station bail…”
Denzil McBean, a driver attached to the Ministry of Public Works, has been released on $100,000 station bail.
Ramanand was struck down and killed by the motor-pickup attached to the Ministry of Public Works on the Foulis Public Road, ECD. The pickup was driven by McBean, 30, of ‘C’ Field, Sophia, Georgetown. The accident also involved motor car PAC 9344 driven by Dorynl Dublin, 24, of Haslington, East Coast Demerara.
According to the police report, the pickup was proceeding west along the southern side of the Foulis Public Road in a convoy which comprised four vehicles with flashlights and sirens when Ramanand rode across the road from the north to south.
He came into the path of the pick-up in the convoy and was then flung onto the northern carriageway into the path of motor car PAC 9344. Ramanand fell to the ground and was later pronounced dead on the scene by an emergency team.
Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill, in a Facebook post, acknowledged the motor pick-up was attached to the Ministry. He later visited the family of the deceased, extended his sympathies and pledged his support to the entire family. He added that there is an active police investigation underway and assured the family that there would be no interference or obstruction of this process.
