A 41-year-old Anna Catherina man died after his car veered off the Rotterdam Public Road, West Coast Demerara (WCD), and crashed into a stationary lorry on Saturday morning.
Dead is Wendell Softley, who was driving motor car HD 6649 when the collision occurred around 6:30 a.m.
According to preliminary police investigations, Softley was travelling west along the southern driving lane, allegedly at a fast rate of speed, when he reportedly lost control of the vehicle.
The car ran off the roadway and struck the front of motor lorry GAG 1054, which was parked on the southern parapet.
Emergency Medical Technicians removed Softley from the driver’s seat in an unconscious condition and transported him to the West Demerara Regional Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
His body was subsequently taken to Ezekiel Mortuary, where it awaits a post-mortem examination.
Police said CCTV footage has been obtained and reviewed as investigations into the fatal collision continue.
