– truck driver in custody

A mother of three was on Easter Sunday struck down and killed by a lorry on the No.1 Canal Public Road, West Bank Demerara while on a family outing.
Reports are that Angelle Barry, 30, and her reputed husband, Jusley Brisport, 36, and their three children, Akeria Barry, five, and Nefetari and Orias Brisport, were walking along the southern side of the No.1 Canal Public Road when the accident occurred at around 17:30hrs.

According to the police, the driver of the vehicle, motor lorry, GPP 4022, reportedly a 30-year-old Canal No.1 resident, was trying to overtake a motorcar when he knocked both Barry and her reputed husband down.
Following the accident, the badly injured couple was taken to the West Demerara Regional Hospital, where Barry succumbed to her injuries whilst receiving medical attention, while her reputed husband was treated and sent away.

The truck driver has since been arrested and subjected to a breathalyzer test, which found that he was over the prescribed alcohol limit.