Police are investigating a fatal accident that claimed the life of Beshma Jagdeo, a 49-year-old fisherman of Lot 895 Second Field, South West, Cummings Lodge, Georgetown, on the Rupert Craig Highway in the vicinity of MovieTowne.
The accident involved a SUV, PLL 7425, owned and driven by 53-year-old Andrew Debidin of Lot 50 Sheriff Street, Campbellville, and took place on Sunday at about 9:50 am, the police said.
According to a police report, their enquiries revealed that the driver of the SUV was proceeding east along Rupert Craig Highway when in the vicinity of MovieTowne, Jagdeo crossed from the northern side to the southern side of the road, whilst pushing a pedal cycle, into the path of the vehicle.
As a result, the SUV struck the man and he fell onto the roadway with injuries about his body.
The ambulance arrived on scene and EMTs pronounced Jagdeo dead. The police said that a Breathalyzer test was carried out on the driver but no trace of alcohol was found in his breath. A CCTV camera was located and the video footage is expected to further assist the investigators.
Sursattie Jagdeo, the sister of Beshma, told Stabroek News that around 10 am her brother was coming from the pump station where he works, on his way home while riding his bicycle from the seawall just on to the roadway, when a pickup driven by a doctor, hit him. She explained that her brother then fell on the road with injuries to his neck, foot and hand. She said that the family is awaiting results from the CCTV footage so the police can determine what actually happened.
