A vehicular accident has claimed the life of a Montrose man and left another man injured.
The deceased was identified as Visham Phillip of Rampersad Drive, Maraj Street, and the injured man was identified as Darren Ramlochan of Cacandee Road, Felicity.
The incident took place at around 10:15pm on Thursday in the vicinity of the Diviali Nagar site.
Police say Phillip was driving north along the Uriah Butler Highway when he lost control of the vehicle and collided with a culvert on the western side of the highway, causing it to become engulfed in flames.
Both occupants were pulled from the vehicle by passers-by. However, Phillip succumbed to his injuries at the scene and was pronounced dead by a District Medical Officer.