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The Alliance Owners of Public Transport (AOPT) is appealing to the public to give generously to the family of slain minibus driver Victor Walton.<\/p>\n

Walton, 56, of Haynesville, St James was shot twice in the head on December 1 while working the Checker Hall, St Lucy route.<\/p>\n

He was placed on life support but died on December 10 and was buried January 4.<\/p>\n

Walton\u2019s tragic death sparked calls for a cashless system to be enacted on the public service vehicles (psvs).<\/p>\n

Yesterday, the AOPT, in collaboration with family friend Toney Olton, met alongside Walton\u2019s sister Juliette to officially launch a fund to pay for Walton\u2019s funeral expenses as well as to help pay for his 12-year-old son Joshua Thompson\u2019s education.<\/p>\n

Interested donors can contact CIBC FirstCaribbean bank with account number 1001215885 or call the AOPT hotline at 538 3888. (CA)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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