– after collision last week with SOCU vehicle

A 25-year-old man has succumbed to injuries he sustained after allegedly colliding with a vehicle operated by the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) last week at Bartica.
Dead is Martinez Raphael, a porter who was reportedly riding along the roadway when the driver of the vehicle stopped suddenly in front of him.

Reports are that an occupant of the vehicle opened a door and Raphael collided with the man and the door.

To the dismay of many, the ranks reportedly took the injured man to the beach at Third Avenue and attempted to revive him by soaking him in the water.

An angry group of residents forced the SOCU officers to take the injured man to the Bartica Hospital.

The man, who hails from a single-parent family, was transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), where he remained on a life support machine until he passed away over the weekend.

Relatives and friends of the man are calling on the authorities to investigate the incident.