See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:
The Guyana Police Force is currently investigating a fatal road incident which occurred on Monday, November 2, 2026, at about 07:30 hrs along Tiger Creek Main Access Road, North West District, Region One, involving two motor lorries which resulted in the death of Arif Shadeek, a 23-year-old porter of Essequibo Coast, Region Two.
Preliminary investigations so far disclosed that the two lorries were travelling in opposite directions and, as they were passing each other around a turn near a cliff, the left wheels of the lorry Shadeek was in slipped off the roadway; as a consequence, Shadeek reportedly jumped to avoid falling off the cliff with the lorry and landed on the roadway where he sustained severe head injuries.
He was subsequently taken to the Pakera District Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival by a doctor on duty.
The driver and another porter who were also occupants of the lorry with Shadeek were also taken to the Pakera Hospital, where they remain hospitalised. The porter is reportedly in critical condition.
The driver and a porter of the other lorry are in Police custody, assisting with investigations.
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