THE family and friends of Better Hope resident, Lakeram Mangal, continue to mourn his loss following his death Wednesday night as result of an accident in Barbados.

Mangal, in his 40s, was the sole occupant in a vehicle which was involved in an accident with another vehicle carrying a crane in the St. James parish on the west coast of the island.

Barbadian police said he died instantly. The coroner’s office has ordered a post mortem on the body.

Mangal was working in the construction sector laying tiles.