Two men lost their lives in the wee hours of Saturday after the motorcycle they were driving crashed into a utility pole along Diamond Public Road, East Bank Demerara (EBD).
Dead are Philbert Charles, 24, a truck driver who resided at Fellowship Village, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara (ECD), and 20-year-old Chris Daniels, an auto-mechanic of Section C Block Y, Golden Grove, EBD.
Dead: Philbert Charles
Based on reports received, the accident occurred at around 04:10h, and involved motorcycle CN1649, owned and driven by Charles at the time. Preliminary investigations revealed that the two men were proceeding south along the western drive lane of the Diamond Public Road at a fast rate when Charles lost control of the motorcycle and collided with a utility pole.
Both Charles and Daniels fell on the roadway in an unconscious condition with injuries sustained about their bodies. Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) were summoned to the scene, and the men were picked up in and taken to the Diamond Diagnostic Centre, where a doctor pronounced Charles dead on arrival.
Daniels was referred to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries while receiving treatment.
At the time of the accident, neither Charles nor Daniels was wearing a safety helmet. The police are continuing to investigate this matter.
Earlier in the month, 24-year-old Yougeshwar Chris succumbed to injuries he had sustained weeks prior in an accident that occurred along the Diamond Public Road.
It was reported that Chris lost control of the motorcar he was driving, and it toppled several times, flinging the young man out in the process.
