Prime Min­is­ter Kam­la Per­sad-Bisses­sar has ex­pressed con­do­lences fol­low­ing the trag­ic death of 19-year-old san­i­ta­tion work­er De­shawn Joseph, who died in a garbage truck ac­ci­dent in Kel­ly Vil­lage, Ca­roni, on Tues­day night.

In a state­ment is­sued this morn­ing, Per­sad-Bisses­sar said she was sad­dened by the young man’s death and ex­tend­ed sym­pa­thy to his griev­ing rel­a­tives and loved ones.

“I wish to ex­press my sin­cere con­do­lences to the loved ones of 19-year-old De­shawn Joseph, who trag­i­cal­ly lost his life in a freak ac­ci­dent on Tues­day night,” the Prime Min­is­ter said.