POLICE in Regional Division 4 ‘A’ are probing an accident involving a motor lorry that claimed the life of 36-year-old Nina Williams.

According to information from the Guyana Police Force (GPF), the accident involving the woman and motor lorry GAC 5056, driven by a 24-year-old man of Coconut Walk, Unity, East Coast Demerara, occurred around 22:30hrs at Princess and High Street, on Wednesday.

Police report that the lorry was proceeding south along High street, while the woman was crossing the road from east to west.
“…As she was in the centre of the said street, she reportedly ran in a westerly direction into the path of the motor lorry. As a result of the collision, the woman was dragged some distance from the point of impact, receiving fatal injuries about her body,” GPF said.

Williams was pronounced dead on the scene by Emergency Medical Technicians. Her body is currently at the Memorial Gardens Mortuary, awaiting a post mortem examination.
A breathalyzer test was conducted on the 24-year-old driver, and showed his BAC at .00 per cent. He remains in custody, assisting with the investigation.