CONSTABLE Eldon Williams, 19, who was erecting road barriers on an access road near a recently opened resort at Providence, East Bank Demerara, for a public event yesterday, was run over by a truck.Williams of No. 53 Village, Corentyne, Berbice, who was stationed at Brickdam Police Station, was working along with other ranks to set down the road barriers in preparation for the Hits and Jams Water World ‘Soca on the Beach’ event.
Constable Williams was pronounced dead on arrival at the Georgetown Public Hospital.
According to eyewitnesses, after a barricade was passed to Williams by another rank, he was attempting to position it when a sand truck which was backing up accidently hit the barrier and hooked the cop’s shirt and pulled him to the ground where he was crushed by the vehicle.
It was reported that while the vehicle was backing up another rank was attempting to signal the driver to stop, but apparently he seemed not to have noticed the signals nor heard the shouts.
The police yesterday in a statement said that the incident occurred at approximately 09.45 hrs. The driver of the motor vehicle is in police custody assisting with the investigations.

Meanwhile, the police yesterday assured an aunt of the deceased policeman that all funeral expenses will be paid and they will also be sponsoring wakes at the rank’s home in Berbice and at the Brickdam Police Station. Constable Williams leaves behind an eight-month-old baby and several relatives and friends.

The Guyana Chronicle understands that Williams’ mother who is overseas is making arrangements to travel here to oversee her son’s funeral arrangements.