One man dead, another critical after bee attack at Triumph

Police are investigating an incident at Surat Drive, Triumph, East Coast Demerara, where a swarm of bees attacked a group of road workers yesterday, leaving one man dead and another hospitalized. In a release, the police said that the deceased has been identified as 29-year-old Winston Semple, a contractor of Prince William Street, Plaisance, while the injured man is 40-year-old Glendon Simpson of Non Pariel, both on the East Coast. According to preliminary reports, Semple, Simpson, and other workmen were engaged in road construction activities in the area when they came under attack by the bees. Both men reportedly sustained multiple stings and collapsed during the incident.