Georgetown: Days after being struck while performing duties at Eccles, East Bank Demerara, a traffic officer succumbed to his injuries at the Georgetown Public Hospital.
Dead is 25-year-old Kelvin La Fleur, of Demerara Road, Lamaha Springs, Georgetown. At the time of his demise, he was attached to the Providence Police Station.
According to reported received, the traffic rank who served at the Kitty and Brickdam Police Stations was in the process of crossing some school children when he was struck by a canter which was overtaking another vehicle.
Following the accident, La Fleur sustained injuries to both hands and a broken right leg. He was discharged from hospital but due to persistent pains, he was rushed back to the medical facility on Thursday morning. La Fleur however took his last breath just after noon on Thursday.
The driver of the motor vehicle was arrested and is expected to be charged shortly.
