Man killed in Puruni Trail accident

September 30, 2026

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(Kaieteur News) – Twenty-one-year-old Anthony Allen of Mongrippa Hill, Bartica, died in an accident along the Puruni Trail, Cuyuni-Mazaruni, Region 7 on Monday.

According to the Guyana Police Force (GPF), the accident occurred around 18:20 hours on the 35KM Puruni Trail and involved motor car PAR 6448, driven by Allen, with another occupant identified as an 18-year-old gold miner from Potaro Road, Bartica.

Initial enquiries revealed that the motor car was proceeding east along the Puruni Trail and was negotiating a right bend when the driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle, which toppled several times before coming to rest in a ditch on the northern side of the trail.

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