TWENTY–EIGHT–YEAR-OLD, Kumarie Tikaram of North Section, Canal Number 2, West Bank Demerara was struck down and killed by a car driven by a man allegedly under the influence of alcohol while she was walking along the Canal Number Two main road on Sunday night.

The driver was piloting the speeding vehicle along the public thoroughfare in a haphazard manner when he hit the woman from behind, an eyewitness disclosed.

After the accident, the driver fled the scene, but, minutes later, was arrested by the police at his residence, and asked to do a breathalyzer test, which found his alcohol level to be above the legal limit for drivers. He was taken into police custody to assist with the ongoing investigations.

An eyewitness who spoke to the Chronicle on condition of anonynimity said he was sitting at his ‘liming spot’ while the woman was walking on her way home when he heard a vehicle coming with speed and being driven all over the road.

The eyewitness said the woman went further into the corner of the road, but about two seconds after, was struck down and pitched some distance from the point of impact.

“After the accident, the stupid driver drove away. I could not have gotten to see his number plate because the place was dark. When I went to help the woman, she was looking “bruk up” but she was still alive. Residents attempted to take her to the West Demerara Regional Hospital, but she died on the way,” the eyewitness said.

Only late Saturday night, biker Sunil Brijhuram, 21, of Vive La Force, West Bank Demerara was killed after he lost control of his motorcycle and collided with a parked motor car while reportedly travelling at a fast rate along the Goed Intent Public Road, West Bank Demerara at about 23:00hrs that day.

His friend Joshua Higgins, 18, of the same village, was injured and is in a serious condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital after he had also been speeding on his motorcycle and collided with the same car.

(By Asif Hakim)