Students playing Phagwah on road resulted in a fatal accident.

East Coast Demerara – This afternoon around 4:15 pm, 14 year old Theron Berkshire a pedestrian was knocked down by a minibus at Hope on the East Coast Demerara.

According to the police, Berkshire of Clonbrook was playing Phagwah with some other students when a minibus BMM 576 was proceeding along the roadway and alleged the student ran into the path of the vehicle and was struck down.

Theron Berkshire was pronounced dead on arrival at the Georgetown Public Hospital. 

The driver of the motor vehicle is in police custody assisting with the investigations.