–at place of employ

THE police are in search of the driver of a white 212 Toyota motorcar who was involved in a hit-and-run on Wednesday evening at a tyre shop at Lot 106 Zeeburg Public Road.

Reports are that sometime after 19:00hrs on the night in question, the employee, whose name has been given as Bruce, was about to change a tyre on a minibus when a car came out of nowhere and knocked him down, and the driver just kept going.

Sources say that the young man, who hails from the hinterland, had been working at the tyre shop since last year, after coming out to the coastland in search of a job.

The wife of the owner of the tyre shop said that since the lad lived there, he had proven himself to be a very great help and also acted like an older brother to her children.
The woman is asking that anyone who may have information on the car that struck down the man, to immediately inform the police.

Police traffic investigators and detectives from the police ‘D’ Division have been taking statements and also obtained a video footage of the accident.
Unfortunately though, the registration plate of the car was not entirely visible, but the police are expected to enhance the video footage so that they can determine the plate number and go after the driver.

When the Guyana Chronicle visited the workshop on Thursday, the workers had a flag fluttering from a post at the business premises.
The police were also present, taking statements from persons who were around at the time the accident took place.
The investigation into this matter is ongoing.