Canadian killed in Lethem crash

 

The crashed pick-up

Georgetown: An 87-year-old Canadian citizen succumbed Sunday morning after the motor pickup SUV PKK6060 he was travelling in crashed into a creek in Lethem.

Dead is Brandis Kennedy. The driver of the vehicle Anthony Pillew, 32, of Bachelor Adventure, East Coast Demerara was injured and taken to the Lethem Regional Hospital.

Investigation revealed that the vehicle was proceeding east along the trail and was crossing the Manari bridge when the driver lost control and drove off the bridge and ended up about 30 feet below. They were removed from the vehicle by passers-by and taken to the Lethem Hospital .Kennedy was pronounced dead on arrival and his body is at the hospital’s mortuary awaiting a post-mortem examination; Pillew was treated for abrasions and admitted.