THE family members of a 25-year-old mason are still reeling from shock at news of his passing during the course of a ‘hit-and-run’ accident late Tuesday night, not far from where he lived.

Dead is Imran Abdul of Unity Street, La Grange, West Bank Demerara, who, according to reports, was walking along the La Grange Public Road on his way home, around 2100hrs, when the accident occurred.

He’d reportedly just left his brother’s house at Goed Fortuin Squatting Area, a few villages away, and was making good time when he was struck from behind by a speeding vehicle, the driver of which made good his escape after realising what had occurred.
Word is that by the time Abdul, who’d been rendered unconscious by the impact, was picked up by the police and taken to the West Demerara Regional Hospital at Vreed-en-Hoop, he was pronounced dead on arrival by a doctor on duty.

His eldest brother, Fazal Khan, with whom he’d spent his last few hours on this earth, told the Guyana Chronicle that he
believes that his death was solely due to reckless driving, as his brother did not have any personal issues with anyone.
Recalling the last time he saw his brother alive, Fazal said: “He come by me like around 5:30, and we did watchin’ de cricket. We had a few drinks, and he tell me he goin’ home. That was around 8:30 at night.”
He said that after Abdul left him, he did not go straight home, but made a short stop at a friend’s. He said that it was after leaving the friend’s house that his brother was struck down.

Fazal said the first he knew of what had befallen his brother was when he got a call from their mother saying he was at the hospital. By the time he made it to the hospital, he was already dead.

Meanwhile, the Police, acting upon information received, were able to locate the vehicle suspected to have been the one that struck Imran down at a body-work shop at Belle West, Canal #2, West Bank Demerara.

They were also able to locate and arrest its driver, reportedly a 32-year-old male of Stanleytown, also on the West Bank Demerara, and two other persons. The trio is in police custody, where they are currently assisting with investigations.