2 dead after pick-up plunges into drain along the Ogle-to-Eccles Highway

See the statement below from the Guyana Police Force: 

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the deaths of two men whose pickup was discovered overturned and submerged in a concrete drain along the Henry Public Road (Eccles to Ogle Bypass), East Bank Demerara, on Sunday morning.

Dead are Brian Sookram, 38, of Lot 3 Crown Dam, Industry, East Coast Demerara, the driver of motor pickup GRR 5251, and Leon Sookdeo, 35, of Lot 998 Diamond New Scheme, East Bank Demerara, who was a passenger.

Preliminary investigations revealed that the pickup was found turned turtle in a concrete drain on the southern side of the roadway. The drain, estimated to be about 15 feet wide and 10 feet deep, contained water and dense vegetation. The vehicle was subsequently removed by a tow truck in the presence of police, during which the bodies of the driver and occupant were discovered motionless inside.

The scene was examined by Assistant Superintendent M. Ramdas, Traffic Officer, and Assistant Superintendent K. Seetaram, Detective Officer, along with other ranks from Regional Police Division 4B. The bodies were examined at the scene, and no visible marks of violence were observed.

Both men were transported under police escort to the Diamond Regional Hospital, where they were examined by Dr. James, who pronounced them dead on arrival. Their bodies were later taken to the Memorial Gardens Funeral Home Mortuary, where they are being stored pending post-mortem examinations.

The scene and vehicle were processed by investigators, while checks for CCTV footage and eyewitnesses proved unsuccessful. The vehicle has been lodged at the SAGE Pond Police Outpost for examination by a Licensing and Certifying Officer.

Investigations into the incident are ongoing.