A PENSIONER who was struck down by a canter truck Tuesday evening has died at the East Bank Demerara Regional Hospital, Diamond. Dead is 83-year-old Keturia Dalgetty of 216, Samatta Point Grove, East Bank Demerara (EBD). According to relatives, Dalgetty suffered from amnesia and would sometimes wander around the village.
Reports disclose that around 18:55 hrs, a canter truck, GFF 9553, stopped in Fifth Street, Diamond and was facing north when the driver reversed striking the pensioner down.
She was taken to the hospital where she was pronounced dead. The driver of the canter is in police custody and an investigation is in progress.