An East Coast Demerara fruit vendor was
killed instantly after he was reportedly struck down by a speeding
minibus while crossing from Sheriff Street onto the Rupert Craig
Highway early yesterday morning.
Dead is Ashraf Totaram, 22, called
'King', of Strathspey Squatting Area, East Coast Demerara.
Taxi
driver dies in Happy Acres accident
Eyewitnesses
said about 05:15 h yesterday morning Totaram and four friends had
minutes before shared a meal at a restaurant on Sheriff Street and
had crossed over to the Rupert Craig Highway when he was struck down
and killed.
According
to one bystander, Totaram was the first to cross the road and was
standing near the median awaiting his friends who were still
standing on Sheriff Street when the minibus slammed into him.
His
relatives related to this newspaper that the Bourda Market fruit
vendor was on his way home when the incident occurred.
The minibus driver was taken into
police custody while the vehicle was lodged with the police.
Shanta Totaram, 40, the dead man's
mother told the Chronicle that she received a telephone call and
rushed to the scene and saw her son's lifeless and bloodied body
lying at the road side.
"When
me reach deh me see me pickney (
son) lie down dead on the road," Shanta said.
She
said Totaram would have celebrated his 23rd birthday on June 29.
Totaram
is survived by his three sisters, a brother, his parents and fiancee.
Monday, June 13, 2005
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