Pensioner battling for life after being struck down in Corentyne

(Kaieteur News) – A 71-year-old Corentyne pensioner is fighting for his life at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) after reportedly being struck down by a car while riding his electric scooter along the Hampshire Public Road last Thursday.

Deonauth Sookram, of Belvedere, Corentyne, was reportedly heading to a nearby shop to purchase items for his household when the accident occurred shortly after 6:00 a.m.

His wife, Hemwattie Narain, called ‘Shoba’, told Kaieteur News that her husband left home at around 6:00 a.m., but just 20 minutes later, she received a telephone call informing her that he had been struck down by a car.