–another stabbed to death at Itaballi

A MOTOR pick-up accident at Micobe, Potaro left one dead and four others injured on Saturday.Dead is Leonard Raymond, 37, a miner of Micobe, who was a passenger in the tray of the motor pick-up. Police said the accident happened at about 10:00hrs Saturday, when the vehicle turned turtle as the driver tried to negotiate a turn in the trail.

The five injured men were taken to the Mahdia Hospital, but only Raymond was pronounced dead on arrival. The others were treated and sent away.

The driver is in police custody assisting with the investigations.

Meanwhile, in a separate incident at about 21:30hrs on the said Saturday, Dwayne Johnson, 27, of Soesdyke, East Bank Demerara, was involved in an argument with another man while drinking at Itaballi, Mazaruni River, during which he was stabbed to his chest.

He was pronounced dead on arrival at the Bartica Hospital.

The suspect has not yet been arrested, as the investigations continue, the police said.