Cop arrested over hit-and-run death at Farm

Rupert Singh

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.