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A man believed to be in his mid-20s has died following a suspected hit-and-run along the Sir Solomon Hochoy Highway near Bhagwansingh’s Hardware on Wednesday night.

It happened at around 7:08 p.m. when paramedics travelling northbound were flagged down by bystanders who had come upon the injured man lying on the highway median.

The paramedics stopped and rendered aid to the victim, who had sustained severe injuries consistent with a vehicle collision. The man, who remains unidentified but is described as of mixed descent, was taken to the Chaguanas Health Facility and later transferred to the Mt. Hope General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 9:58 p.m.