SHAMAR Charles, a 20-year-old resident of Swan, Soesdyke/Linden Highway, was on Sunday night killed in a hit and run accident.

Police reports indicate the accident occurred at about 19:50 hours at Swan, involving Charles and a motor car. The driver’s name, address and the vehicle number are so far unknown.

Enquiries disclosed that the motor car was proceeding South along the eastern side of the road at a fast rate. At the same time, Charles ran from East to West across the road, and the car collided with him.

As a result of the collision, Charles fell onto the road surface, where he received injuries to his head and about his body. The unknown motor car drove away from the scene.

Public-spirited citizens picked the pedestrian up in an unconscious state and placed him into a vehicle which took him to the Diamond Diagnostic Centre.

He was seen and examined by a doctor on duty and was pronounced dead on arrival.

The body was escorted to the Memorial Gardens Funeral Home for storage, awaiting a post mortem examination.