An accident yesterday morning around 8.30 on the Le Ressouvenir public road, East Coast Demerara, has resulted in the death of 85-year-old Stephen Correia, a pensioner of Lot 1 Le Ressouvenir.
The accident involved a car – PAG 7093 – driven by Garfield Hoppie, a 58-year-old carpenter from La Bonne Intention, East Coast Demerara.
According to preliminary reports, the car was travelling west on the public road at a high speed when Correia attempted to cross the road from south to north, and ended up in the path of the car. As a result of the collision, Correia fell on the roadway and sustained injuries to his left hand, left ankle, and other parts of his body.