A 34-year-old pedestrian has been struck and killed in a hit-and-run accident involving a vehicle driven by a policeman attached to the Criminal Investigation Department.
The policeman was arrested and is in custody assisting with the investigation.
Police in Regional Division 4 ‘B say they are probing a hit-and-run fatal accident that occurred on Wednesday, May 1, at about 21.40 hours on Farm Public Road, East Bank Demerara, which resulted in the death of 34-year-old Rupert Singh of Grove, East Bank Demerara.
Singh was reportedly struck by a Toyota Allion motorcar while crossing the road.
Enquiries revealed that Singh was crossing the road when the car struck him. He was flung into the air and landed on the road surface. The driver of the car failed to stop after the accident.
Singh was picked up by public-spirited citizens and rushed to the Diamond Diagnostic Hospital, where he was pronounced dead upon arrival.
The body was taken to the Memorial Garden Funeral Home and is awaiting a post-mortem examination.
On May 2, acting on information received, traffic ranks from the division went to the home of the 25-year-old police constable at South Ruimveldt Gardens, Georgetown. He was told of the allegations and arrested.
He later took the ranks to an area in Cane View Avenue, where the car involved in the accident was found hidden under some bushes. It was taken to the Providence Police Station for examination by a certifying officer.
Investigations are ongoing.
