A 38-year-old woman of El Dorado Village, West Coast Berbice died yesterday morning after she was run over by a Guyana Defence Force (GDF) bus on the Foulis Public Road, West Coast Berbice.
The victim has been identified as Lavie Long.
Investigations have so far revealed that Long was standing in the middle of the Foulis public road when she was struck and killed by a GDF bus – DFB 1661- which was being driven by a 46-year-old sergeant attached to Camp Stephenson. He is believed to have been speeding when he collided with Long. As a result of the collision, she sustained injuries to her head and died on the spot.