Lawrence Gouveia, a 69-year-old man of South East Cummings Lodge was on Thursday night pronounced dead on arrival at the Georgetown Public Hospital after being struck down by a car. According to reports, the incident occurred at around 20:00 hrs on Thursday on the Vryheids Lust Public Road, East Coast Demerara.
This publication was told that a car was proceeding east on the northern side of the road when the driver reportedly saw a pedestrian walking from north to south.
The pedestrian, the man said, came into his path even as he tried to avoid a crash.
The driver has since told investigators that the man “walked into his car” and was struck by the left side of the vehicle.