The
Fiesta hotel site in Hanover
was the scene of a riot and fatal accident Wednesday morning.
A painter Peter Evans, 47, of Baulk, Hanover was also mowed down by a truck in the midst of the incident.
Two persons have since been taken into custody following the melee.
The workers reportedly became irate and began hurling stones after being prevented from entering the property because they lacked the company's identification (ID) which is an armband.
This was shortly after a security guard reportedly used a knife to ward off the workers and in the process allegedly cut one of them on the palm.
During the melee a truck tried to enter the property and the driver reportedly lost control and hit Mr. Evans from his bicycle killing him on the spot.
As tension mounted, some of the workers set fire to a guard house and a vehicle on the property, claiming that Mr. Evans was shoved into the path of the truck by one of the security guards.
A large contingent of police personnel then turned up at the site asking workers to clear the facility, but the infuriated men and women began hurling missiles at the police sending them, and reporters, scampering for safety.
In the process one of our cameramen was hit along with one of the policemen.
The police fired several shots in the air to disperse the crowd then fired canisters of tear gas which finally helped to clear the area.
The incident comes one year after a similar riot which followed the fatal shooting of a worker by a security guard, which led to a large section of the facility and several vehicles being burned.
The police are maintaining a strong presence in the area, while the driver of the ill-fated truck and the man accused of setting the car ablaze are being interrogated.
A painter Peter Evans, 47, of Baulk, Hanover was also mowed down by a truck in the midst of the incident.
Two persons have since been taken into custody following the melee.
The workers reportedly became irate and began hurling stones after being prevented from entering the property because they lacked the company's identification (ID) which is an armband.
This was shortly after a security guard reportedly used a knife to ward off the workers and in the process allegedly cut one of them on the palm.
During the melee a truck tried to enter the property and the driver reportedly lost control and hit Mr. Evans from his bicycle killing him on the spot.
As tension mounted, some of the workers set fire to a guard house and a vehicle on the property, claiming that Mr. Evans was shoved into the path of the truck by one of the security guards.
A large contingent of police personnel then turned up at the site asking workers to clear the facility, but the infuriated men and women began hurling missiles at the police sending them, and reporters, scampering for safety.
In the process one of our cameramen was hit along with one of the policemen.
The police fired several shots in the air to disperse the crowd then fired canisters of tear gas which finally helped to clear the area.
The incident comes one year after a similar riot which followed the fatal shooting of a worker by a security guard, which led to a large section of the facility and several vehicles being burned.
The police are maintaining a strong presence in the area, while the driver of the ill-fated truck and the man accused of setting the car ablaze are being interrogated.
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