2 hospitalised following motorcycle accidents in Georgetown

Two men are currently hospitalised in stable condition following separate motorcycle accidents that occurred within hours of each other in Regional Division 4’A’ (Georgetown).
The first accident occurred at about 22:00h on Tuesday along the Meadow Bank Public Road in the vicinity of the National Hardware Store. It involved motorcycle CP 1255, driven by 32-year-old Esan Josiah, a resident of La Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara.
According to police, Josiah was proceeding south along the eastern carriageway when he lost control of his motorcycle and it crashed into a concrete median, resulting in him sustaining injuries about his body.
Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) transported him to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where he was admitted in stable condition. Luckily for him, he was wearing a safety helmet when the accident occurred.
The second accident occurred at the intersection of Camp and Norton Streets in Georgetown at about 01:00h on Wednesday. This accident involved motorcycle CN 9518, owned and driven by Andrew Simpson, 42, of Providence, East Bank Demerara, and motor car PAC 9667, driven by 24-year-old Christopher Washington of Front Road, West Ruimveldt, Georgetown.
Police inquiries revealed that Washington was driving the car in a westerly direction along the southern drive lane of Norton Street when he failed to stop at the intersection and ended up in the path of Simpson’s motorcycle, which was heading south along the eastern lane of Camp Street.
The resulting collision reportedly threw Simpson in the air, and he landed on the bonnet of motorcar PAG 696, which was proceeding north along Camp Street, before hitting the road surface.
Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) rushed the unconscious Simpson to the Georgetown Public Hospital’s Accident and Emergency Unit, where he was immediately admitted. His condition is also listed as stable, although he was not wearing a safety helmet at time of the accident.
Notices of intended prosecution have been served on the involved parties as inquiries into these accidents continue.