A 56-year-old Stewartville, West Coast Demerara (WCD) man died after being struck by a car while crossing the Groenveldt Public Road, on Thursday night.
The deceased has been identified as Bharrat Bisnauth. According to the Guyana Police Force (GPF), the collision occurred around 9:10 p.m. and involved motor car PNN 585, driven by a 29-year-old resident of Cornelia Ida.
Preliminary investigations indicate that the car was travelling west along the southern side of the road, allegedly at a fast rate of speed, when its front struck Bisnauth as he crossed from north to south.
Bisnauth sustained injuries to his head and other parts of his body. He was picked up unconscious and taken to the Leonora Cottage Hospital, where he died while receiving treatment.
His body is at the Ezekiel Funeral Parlour Mortuary awaiting a post-mortem examination. Police said a breathalyser test administered to the driver returned a reading of 0.024 per cent.
Investigators have obtained CCTV footage from the vicinity as they work to establish the circumstances of the collision. Investigations are continuing.
