Brit’s body to be flown back to the UK

A police report stated that at about 11 am on Tuesday, Morris, a civil engineer was at Lutchmeesingh’s asphalt plant at M1 Ring Road, when the fatal freak accident occurred.

A distraught Lutchmeesingh told Newsday: “John is a very close friend of mine and was almost like family. It is a very unfortunate incident and I am very very sorry.” Lutchmeesingh said Morris stayed at his home whenever he was in Trinidad. While he was not a worker, he would visit the plant once he was in the country.

He said: “He is not a worker, but he loves to go on the plant. He knows about asphalt because he has been doing that all his life. “ Lutchmeesingh said Morris has his family back in England and he has been in contact with them since the tragedy.

He said: “I have been talking to them (family) and they took the news very hard. The body will be flown back home, it is the most I can do for him at this time.” An autopsy will be performed today at the Forensic Science Centre, St James. Officers of the Princes Town Police Station are investigating.