Kaieteur News
Guyana, S.A. - A 14-year-old steel pan player, who was slated to perform at the flag-raising ceremony last night, was killed in a freak accident on Tuesday evening in front of the North Ruimveldt Multilateral School.
The teen had just finished rehearsing for the “big day” at D’Urban Park and was heading back to the school with four other students in a truck to offload instruments when the tragedy occurred at around 21:30 hrs.
Kivon Scipio of Lot 6 Railway Line, Kitty, was pronounced dead at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation.
According to reports, just as the truck was about to reverse into the school compound, the 14-year-old teenager jumped off the back of the vehicle but fell under it.
....At the teen’s home yesterday, his mother, Alieka Davis said that she was at home when someone called and informed her that the young man was involved in an accident.
....Fighting tears, the woman said that Scipio was her only child and loved playing the steel pan. In fact, he had been playing for the Pan Wave Steel Orchestra for the past two years.
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This is a very sad story. My heart felt condolences to Kivon's mother and the rest of his family. May his sole rest in peace and the Lord forever bless his family.