Police are investigating two separate fatal accidents that occurred on Thursday in Regional Divisions Four “A”, Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) and Nine (Upper Takatu-Upper Essequibo).
In Georgetown, 69-year-old pedal cyclist Lennox George Benjamin of Prashad Nagar died following a collision at the intersection of Lamaha Street and Vlissengen Road around 13:15h.
Police reported that a motor lorry, GAH 5884, driven by a 33-year-old Long Creek resident, was stationary on the southern lane of Lamaha Street, facing west, due to a red traffic signal. Benjamin was riding west along the southern side of the roadway, on the left of the lorry.
When the traffic light turned green, the lorry moved forward into the intersection and began turning south onto Vlissengen Road. During the turn, the left rear portion of the vehicle struck Benjamin, causing him to fall and sustain multiple injuries.
Emergency personnel responded, but Benjamin was pronounced dead by a doctor shortly after. His body was taken to Memorial Gardens Funeral Home for a post-mortem examination.
The lorry driver is in custody as the investigation continues, Police said.
Meanwhile in Lethem, Police in Regional Division Nine are probing a fatal crash that occurred around 13:00h on the Barrack Retreat Corridor.
The accident involved a Brazil-registered motorcycle, PYP 7J16, ridden by 22-year-old Barth Paul of St Ignatius Village, and a Brazil-registered pickup, OAA 8G45, driven by a 46-year-old Brazilian national of Central Lethem.
According to Police, the motorcycle was travelling west along the southern carriageway, while the pickup was heading north on the western side of the road. The vehicles collided at the junction where their paths met, causing Paul to fall and suffer severe injuries to his head and body.
He was transported to the Lethem Regional Hospital by emergency medical technicians and was pronounced dead on arrival.
His body is being held at the hospital mortuary pending a post-mortem examination. The pickup driver is in custody.
An investigation has been launched.
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