Woman, 56, dies after being hit by speeding driver
A 56-year-old woman died on Monday night after she was struck down by a speeding vehicle along the Lusignan Railway Embankment, East Coast Demerara (ECD).
Dead is Pulwantie Ramjan of Annandale Railway Embankment; Police Headquarters stated that the accident occurred at about 18:15 hrs.
The vehicle (KICS-2) was being driven by a 25-year-old woman of Non Pariel, ECD.
Police said the driver was speeding and claimed that “at a close distance, the 56-year-old woman crossed the road from north to south, into the path of her vehicle.”
Ramjan was flung into the air before hitting the road surface; she was pronounced dead at the scene by EMTs. The woman’s body was taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital Mortuary.
A breathalyser test conducted on the female driver found no trace of alcohol. Further investigations are ongoing.
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