GUYANA Defence Force (GDF) Lance Corporal Quee Brotherson lost his life yesterday morning after the vehicle he was driving slammed into a parked truck on the Soesdyke Public Road, East Bank Demerara.

It is reported that the vehicle bearing number plate DFB 1454 was heading north along the Soesdyke Public Road when the accident occurred.

Brotherson was rushed to the East Bank Regional Hospital at Diamond, and was later transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

A release from the GDF noted that soldiers are now mourning his death.
“Chief of Staff, Brigadier General Mark Phillips, together with all other officers and ranks of the GDF, commiserate with the family members and friends of LCPL Brotherson in this hour of sorrow.

“Lance Corporal Brotherson served with the 31 Special Forces Squadron of the GDF. May his soul find eternal rest”, the GDF stated on its Facebook account.