Seventy-nine-year-old Girdhardan Singh died yesterday at around 5:30 pm on the Hampton Court Public Road in Region Two after he was struck by a tractor.
The tractor with registration number 15953, owned by Deepan Odhoo of Hampton Village, Essequibo Coast, was being driven by Zheed Smad of Hampton Court.
According to reports, the tractor was traveling south in the eastern lane at approximately 20 kilometers per hour when the driver noticed a pedestrian crossing from the eastern side of the road. As the pedestrian reached the centre of the road, he unexpectedly turned back and walked into the tractor’s path.
