17-year-old motorcyclist dies in Lima Sands crash

A teenager who was riding an unregistered motorcycle along the Lima Sands Access Road, Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) has died following a collision with a motorcar. Dead is Sudesh Ram John. Injured is 21-year-old Satesh Persaud, who was the pillion rider at the time of the incident. Both John and Persaud are from Lima Sands, Essequibo Coast.

Reports are that the incident occurred at about 20:00h on Sunday evening and involved motorcar, PAD 3341, owned and driven by 44-year-old of Cotton Field, Essequibo Coast, a driver attached to the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) No Two and an unregistered motorcycle. According to police enquiries, the driver of motorcar, PAD 3341 alleged that he was proceeding south along the western side of the road when the motorcycle, which was travelling north on the western driving lane without lights, collided with his vehicle. Police said neither the motorcyclist nor the pillion rider was wearing a safety helmet at the time. The collision occurred in the centre of the access road and both riders fell onto the roadway and sustained injuries. They were assisted by public-spirited persons and taken to the Lima Regional Hospital, where the motorcyclist was pronounced dead on arrival. The pillion rider was examined by a doctor on duty and admitted as a patient. He remains hospitalised. Ranks from the Anna Regina Traffic Department visited the scene at about 20:30h.
A breathalyser test conducted on the driver of motorcar recorded readings of 67, 75 and 73 micrograms respectively. He is currently in custody at the Anna Regina Police Station as investigations continue. John’s body has since been taken to the Suddie Mortuary awaiting a post-mortem examination.