Fisherman crushed to death after falling in path of vehicle

Forty-nine-year-old Rooplall Rukhdeo, a fisherman of Peter Street, Annandale, East Coast Demerara, was killed after he reportedly fell into the path of a moving car in an accident that occurred at about 19:00h on Saturday.

Based on information received, motorcar PLL 4752 was being driven by a 22-yearold man along the Annandale Access Road, East Coast Demerara while a group of persons sitting on a wooden stand at the side of the road were imbibing alcohol. This driver alleges that as he was passing those men, one of the men fell on the roadway and

Dead: Rooplall Rukhdeo (Newsroom photo) into the path of the vehicle. As a result, the left-side front wheel ran over him. bers to the Ethnic Relations Commission and therefore, reports to the National Assembly that it has meaningfully consulted the entities in accordance with Article 212 B (1) (a) of the Constitution,” the report stated.

The man was picked up in an unconscious state and taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC), where he was subsequently pronounced dead.

A breathalyzer test conducted on the driver returned a reading of .004% micrograms. He has been taken into custody to assist with the investigation.

A post-mortem examination conducted on the body of Rukhdeo by Dr Nehaul Singh has given the cause of death as multiple crush injuries to the head.

Under Article 212D of the Constitution of the

Co-operative Republic of Guyana, the ERC has 24 functions – one of which is a mandate to investigate complaints from citizens across the country where acts of alleged ethnic discrimination have been committed. Also, the Commission is mandated to enforce the Racial Hostility Act and the Representation of the People

“Notably, the consultative process with civil society organisations for nominations to the Ethnic Relations Commission and the Women and Gender Equality Commission has been completed and the approval of the National Assembly is anticipated shortly after this budget is adopted. The work to complete the Rights of the Child Commission and the Indigenous People’s Commission should be completed by mid-year,” he had said.