Girl in serious condition after struck by lorry at Grove

A fifteen-year-old girl is in a serious but stable condition after she was struck by a lorry yesterday at Grove on the East Bank of Demerara.

A video of the incident was circulated on social media.

In a statement yesterday, the police said that the driver has since been arrested. It said that the serious accident occurred at about 9:20 am, at the junction of the Grove Public Road and Kaneville/Samatta Point main access road, East Bank Demerara. The accident involved motor lorry #GXX 1162, driven by a 42-year-old  man and a pedestrian from Kaneville, East Bank Demerara.