The Bramwell family in Moneague, St Ann, has not yet received the official word on the details surrounding the death of their 28-year-old relative, Seyan Bramwell, a security guard who was crushed to death by a bauxite train on Sunday.

Seyan who was employed to the Guardsman security company, was stationed at the St Ann Bauxite Company in the Water Valley district of the parish

Speaking with THE STAR yesterday, Lester Bramwell, father of the deceased, said with the exception of what is being said on the streets, the family has been left in the dark as it relates to the circumstances surrounding his son's death.

"I don't have a clue as to what happened," the grieving father said. "I'm just waiting on the police investigation to hear how he died. We hear a lot of things but we can't verify them as yet."

Bramwell continued: "I heard that he was securing a tank with oil, that's all I know. There is nothing that we heard so far that spoke about foul play we are just awaiting the police report."

Unconfirmed reports are that Seyan was guarding a tank that contained oil at the time of the incident. It is alleged that he sat on a train cart to read a newspaper but was knocked onto the train track when another cart, loaded with bauxite, pulled out of the loading bay. He was subsequently crushed.

Can't conclude

The Alexandria police who are investigating the incident told THE STAR that based on the information they have received so far they can't conclude if foul play was involved, as their investigations were ongoing.

Reports from the Constabulary Communication Network (CCN) are that Bramwell was at work when he reportedly went to sit in an area of the plant where a train was being loaded with bauxite. The train pulled out after being loaded and about 12:35 p.m., Bramwell's crushed body was found on the train line. The police were summoned, the scene processed and the remains removed to the morgue.

An official email received from the bauxite company stated that they were "deeply saddened by the very tragic accident" It continued: "We are hereby expressing our deepest sympathies to the family and friends of the deceased Our main priority at this time is to do whatever is necessary to lessen the impact of the trauma on his family, friends and co-workers, and on our employees and members of the community."

Bramwell's memories of his son painted him as a hard-working, reserved and soft-spoken individual who has left a three-year-old daughter behind.