Venezuelan national Luis Natera of Second Street, Alberttown, Georgetown lost his life on Thursday evening following a two-vehicle collision that occurred at the intersection of Camp and Lamaha Streets in Georgetown.
According to the police, the accident involved motor vehicle PAG 2470, at that time being driven by a 19-year-old, and motorcycle CM 8134, which the 21-year-old Natera was driving.
Dead: Luis Natera
Initial investigations revealed that the motor car was proceeding along Lamaha Street at a fast rate while the motorcycle was proceeding along Camp Street. Traffic lights were flashing, and the car had a flashing red light while the motorcycle had a flashing amber light, but despite the signals, the motor car reportedly drove through the intersection and collided with the motorcycle.
The resultant collision flung the motorcyclist Natera and his 25-year-old pillion rider Yohennis Moya into the air. Severely injured, the two Venezuelans landed in an empty lot, and Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) who were later summoned to the scene pronounced Natera dead. Moya was picked up in a conscious condition and taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where she was treated and admitted.
The car driver has been taken into custody, pending charges. A breathalyzer test which was administered on him found no trace of alcohol in his system.
