A 40-year-old man lost his life in the early hours of Monday after being struck by a car along the Wallers Delight Public Road, West Coast Demerara.

The fatal accident occurred at approximately 12:10hrs and involved motorcar PVV 2663, driven by Ashley Raymond, a 43-year-old woman of Uitvlugt, and pedestrian Abdool Sharaf Rahim of Section ‘B’ Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara.

According to Rahim’s wife, 32-year-old Sonia Ramlochan, the incident stemmed from an argument over car keys.

The police reported that she told investigators that Rahim, who was under the influence of alcohol, had demanded the keys from her, but she refused. He became frustrated and walked across the road, stopping in the vehicle’s path with his hands raised.

The driver claimed that due to poor visibility and the close distance, she was unable to avoid the collision. The right front side of her car struck Rahim, sending him onto the windscreen before he rolled off the bonnet and landed on the roadway.

Emergency services arrived shortly after and Rahim was transported to the West Demerara Regional Hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead on arrival. His body has since been taken to the Ezekiel Funeral Home, where a post-mortem will be conducted.

Police investigations into the incident are ongoing.