KISSOONDAI SEWRATAN, a 69-year-old pensioner of La Bonne Intention (LBI) Housing Scheme, East Coast Demerara, is now dead after an accident at about 18:20 hours on Tuesday on the Rupert Craig Highway (Northern Carriageway) in the vicinity of Movietowne.

According to reports, the accident involved a minibus bearing licence plate #BAD1832, owned and driven by Shivraj Persaud, a 39-year-old businessman of Seaforth Street, Campbellville, Georgetown, and pedestrian Sewratan.

It is alleged that the minibus driver was proceeding east along the northern drive lane of the Rupert Craig Highway in the vicinity of Movietowne when the pedestrian ran across the road from south to north into the path of the vehicle.

The right-side front of the vehicle came into contact with the pedestrian, causing her to fall onto the road surface, where she received injuries to her body.

An ambulance was summoned to the accident scene, where Kissoondai Sewratan was pronounced dead by Dr Rickett of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC).

A breathalyzer test was conducted on the minibus driver, showing no alcohol in his system.

The woman’s body was taken to the Memorial Gardens Funeral Home, where it awaits a post-mortem examination. The driver is in custody and is assisting with the investigation.