A vegetable vendor has lost his life more than a week after he had been involved in a serious collision with a pick-up truck while riding his motorcycle in the Aranaputa Valley of the North Rupununi community in Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo).
Reports are that that accident occurred on January 14, when the now-dead Randy Gilbert was en route to Annai to deliver fresh produce.
Eyewitnesses revealed that the collision occurred when Gilbert, who was in his 60s, attempted to overtake a truck in the Aranaputa Valley, but was blinded by red dust and rode into the path of an oncoming pick-up.
The collision resulted in Gilbert, who had sustained severe injuries, being rushed to the Annai Health Centre in Lethem, where he was diagnosed as having sustained multiple injuries, notably a severely damaged right leg.
He had subsequently been transferred to a hospital in Boa Vista, Brazil, where he succumbed to his injuries.
Two persons had lost their lives on the Lethem trail more than two months ago, when the truck in which they were travelling slipped off a bridge and fell into a creek.
Those who perished were: 29-year-old Orlando King of North Rupununi, who had been driving the truck, and Orin Fraser of Tucville, Georgetown, who had been travelling therein.
