Two men lost their lives early Friday morning following an accident along the Chateau Margot Public Road, East Coast Demerara (ECD).
Dead are 24-year-old Kevin Persaud, a mechanic of lot 8 Goedverwagting, ECD, and 52-year-old Lionel Brower, a Security Guard at the Demerara Bank, and of lot 100 Bachelors Adventure, ECD.
Reports are that motorcycle CJ 7915, driven by Brower, was proceeding east on the southern side of the road at around 06:45h, while motor car PEE 3030, driven by Persaud, was moving in the said direction at a very fast rate.
Motorcycle CJ 7915
According to the Guyana Police Force (GPF), “without explanation,” the motor car collided into the rear of the motorcycle.
After the collision, the car’s driver lost control and ended up in a canal on the northern side of the road while the motorcycle ended up on the southern driveway.
The driver of the motorcycle ended up about 100ft east on the southern side of the road.
Both drivers received injuries about their bodies and were picked up in an unconscious condition and taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) by the police. They were both pronounced dead on arrival.
The bodies are currently at the Georgetown Public Hospital Mortuary awaiting a post-mortem examination (PME).
Only on Wednesday, during the launch of Road Safety Month 2020, it was revealed that so far for 2020, a total of 112 persons have died as a result of road accidents across the country.
This figure represents a 51 per cent increase from last year. Nevertheless, the Guyana National Road Safety Council (GNRSC) said that its 2020 campaign aims to observe the Road Safety Month by raising awareness of road laws and sharing road safety tips and guidance through a series of videos, interviews, and discussions with a broad cross-section of persons. (G1)
