A 63 year-old security guard died yesterday morning, moments after she was struck down by a truck while waiting to cross the Ogle Public Road.
According to a police press release, the incident occurred around 06:30 hrs yesterday and involved motor lorry GAE 8189, driven by a 26-year-old man of Supply, East Bank Demerara and Patricia Hutson of 13th Avenue, Diamond Housing Scheme.
The truck driver alleged that he was proceeding east on the Ogle Public Road when he saw the traffic light change from green to amber, then red. On seeing this, he applied the brakes, but the vehicle failed to stop. As a result, he changed lanes and the truck’s back wheel collided with Hutson, who moments before had disembarked from a minibus, and was waiting to cross the road, the police said.
The woman, who sustained injuries to her head and body, was picked up in a semi-conscious state and placed in an ambulance, which conveyed her to the Georgetown Public Hospital. There, she was seen and examined by a doctor, who admitted her as a patient in the emergency unit, where she succumbed to her injuries at about 08:30 hrs.
The body is at the GPH’s Mortuary, awaiting a post-mortem examination. The lorry driver is in police custody, assisting with the investigation.
