IN the early hours of Monday morning tragedy struck on the public road in Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara (ECD), as a fatal accident unfolded, claiming the life of a 33-year-old pedestrian. The incident occurred around 04:00hrs and involved a motor car bearing licence plate PZZ 8045 and a pedestrian identified as Andrew Viramuthu, a 33-year-old labourer from Mon Repos, ECD.

The driver of the involved vehicle is reported to be a 27-year-old legal clerk from Buxton, ECD. According to preliminary reports from law enforcement, the motor car, travelling east along the Mon Repos Road, collided with Viramuthu, who was attempting to cross the road from north to south with a cup in his hand.

The driver of the vehicle claimed that despite his efforts to apply brakes upon noticing the pedestrian, the collision was unavoidable, resulting in the front portion of the car striking Viramuthu. The impact sent the pedestrian airborne, and he landed on the road surface, sustaining severe injuries to his body.

Emergency services were summoned to the scene and a medical professional examined Viramuthu, pronouncing him dead at the scene of the accident. Subsequently, the deceased’s body was transported to the Georgetown Public Hospital mortuary, where it awaits a post-mortem.

To ascertain the circumstances of the incident, the police conducted a breathalyser test on the driver. The results revealed a reading of.006 micrograms, indicating that the driver had a negligible alcohol level in his system at the time of the accident.

An investigation into this tragic event is in progress, and authorities urge anyone with additional information to come forward and assist in shedding light on the sequence of events leading to the fatal collision.