POLICE in Regional Division #10 are investigating a fatal incident which occurred on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, at Mango Landing, Region #10 and resulted in the death of Balram Jhaman, a 50-year-old male of Soesdyke, East Bank Demerara.

According to a police statement, preliminary investigations revealed that articulated motor lorry GAL 8612, with trailer registration number unknown, was parked facing west on the southern side of the Mabura Trail with an excavator positioned on the trailer. The deceased reportedly entered the excavator and attempted to move it off the trailer when the machine capsized and fell into a ditch, pinning him underneath.

He sustained injuries about his body and was transported to the Linden Hospital Complex, where he was pronounced dead on arrival by a doctor on duty.

Investigations are ongoing, the police said.