Pedal cyclist dies after colliding with motor car

Thirty-three-year-old pedal cyclist Michael McKenzie of Meadow Bank Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara, Greater Georgetown, met his demise on Friday evening after colliding with a motor car along Broad Street, Georgetown.
The accident reportedly occurred at about 19:30h and involved a motor car bearing registration number PAC 4964, owned and driven by a 31-year-old resident of Herstelling, East Bank Demerara (EBD).
Police stated that the motor car was proceeding along Broad Street, in the vicinity of High Street at a fast rate while McKenzie was riding along the same street.
The driver told investigators that he was driving between 60-70 kmph when he observed McKenzie riding on the roadway, but applied brakes and swerved to avoid a collision. Instead, the right-side front of his motor car collided with the now dead man.
As a result of the collision, McKenzie was flung into the air. He landed on the front windscreen of the motor car, and then onto the road surface where he received injuries about his body.
The injured man was picked up in an unconscious condition by the driver and taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
His body is at the GPHC’s mortuary, awaiting a post-mortem examination. The driver of the motor car was arrested and he is assisting with investigations.