Police are searching for the driver in a fatal hit-and-run accident which claimed the life of a 50-year-old man on Monday.
Alvin Ramlogan, of Chandanagore Road, Edinburgh Village, Chaguanas, died on the spot.
A report said sometime before 8 pm he was crossing the northbound lane of the Solomon Hochoy Highway near, Seeraram Brothers, when he was struck by a vehicle.
On impact his body was tossed near a flatbed truck which had stalled on the shoulder.
The driver drove off, police said.
The driver of the flatbed truck told police he was trying to fix the clutch when he heard a loud noise.
On checking, he saw a man lying unresponsive with a head wound behind the right front tyre of the truck.
He called the police.
Officers of the Freeport and Chaguanas Police Stations visited the scene.
Investigations are continuing.
