Fifty–two–year-old Zakeer Mohamed of Leguan, Essequibo Islands was killed while travelling in the tray of a motor lorry at 51 Miles,Buck Hall,Essequibo. 

According to reports, Mohammed was travelling in the tray of the lorry with other passengers, when the vehicle turned turtle while ascending a hill. Mohammed reportedly fell out of the lorry and received injuries. He was conveyed to the Suddie Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The driver of the motor lorry is in police custody assisting with the investigation.

Meanwhile, on Wednesday, 15–year–old Deon Sookdeo of Kawerieng, North Pakaraimas, was found dead in a farmhouse in his hometown with a wound to his chest; the police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the teen’s death.

(Asif Hakim)