A 65-year-old canter driver lost his life on Tuesday, after the driver of a tractor and trailer allegedly failed to stop at an approach along the Litchfield, West Coast Berbice Public Road.

Dead is Gokaran Lakram, 65, of Lot 41 A Cotton Tree Village, West Coast Berbice.

According to information gathered, the accident occurred just around 17:45 hours while Lakram was driving motor lorry GAE 4037 and Sherlock George, 52, of Lot 11 Litchfield Village, West Coast Berbice, was operating motor tractor 5473 with an unregistered trailer.

Lakram was reportedly proceeding east along the northern side of Litchfield Public Road, West Coast Berbice, negotiating a right bend while the motor tractor with the trailer was proceeding south out of an access road on the northern side and allegedly failed to stop at the approach.

As a result of that, the tractor ended up in the path of the canter resulting in the front of the canter colliding with the right side of the trailer.

Lakram along with his two porters Havano Ally, 65, of Lot 1 Old Road Cotton Tree Village, West Coast Berbice and Mohamed Ramall, 35, of Lot 15 Number 3 Village, West Coast Berbice, who were seated in the tray of the canter, received injuries about their bodies.

They were all rushed to the Fort Wellington Hospital where the driver of the canter died while receiving medical attention and the two porters were admitted for observation.