BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Police are investigating the death of a 43-year-old driver, who was allegedly beaten after he had been involved in a traffic accident in St Michael, southwest of here and attempted to flee the area.
Police said that they had earlier received a report of an accident in which a female was injured and the driver attempted to flee.
They said a group of men chased the driver, who was later identified as Pedro Caddle, and beat.
The police said when they arrived at the scene, they discovered his injured, unresponsive body. Ambulance personnel were summoned but they found no signs of life.
Caddle was confirmed dead at the scene by a medical doctor.
The accident victim has been hospitalised. (CMC)
