Berbice businessman dies in motorcycle crash involving senior cop

A Berbice businessman is now dead following a motorcycle accident on Sunday evening. Dead is 43-year-old Laikram Bandine called ‘Robin Bansie’, a businessman of Fort Ordinance Canje, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne).
The crash occurred just off of the Canje Bridge next to the New Amsterdam Hospital. At the time Bandine was riding a motorcycle with a trade plate.
Reports are that the car, which was travelling in the same direction as the motorcycle, along Fort Canje Public Road had attempted to turn into Garison Road in front of the motorcycle causing a collision.

Deputy Commander Police Superintendent, Ravindra Stanley told this publication that the crash occurred at about 21:00h on Sunday and the motorcyclist was picked up next to his bike close to the parapet.
Stanley said there was no other vehicle involved in the crash.
He said it appears as though Bandine lost control and fell onto the roadway and injured himself.
He also said staff from the hospital came out and took the injured man into the hospital.
Stanley said Bandine was under the influence of alcohol and the police is in receipt of statements claiming that he was imbibing earlier.
In a release the police said the crash occurred at approximately 22:20h on Garison Road.
The incident involved a motorcar, licence plate number PAF 5919, owned and driven by Ravindra Stanley, a 43-year-old resident of Patentia, West Bank Demerara (WBD). Stanley is a Police Superintendent and the Deputy Commander for Regional Division Number 6, stationed at the New Amsterdam Police Station.
According to the police, the car was travelling south along the eastern driving lane of Canje public road at a normal speed. Police claimed that the driver signaled left to make a turn onto Garison Road, located on the eastern side of the road. While on Garison Road, motorcycle SLP 2, which was approaching at a fast rate, lost control. The motorcycle then fell onto the eastern grass parapet before colliding with the left rear fender of motorcar PAF 5919.
As a result of this collision, the motorcyclist sustained injuries to his head and other parts of his body. At the time of the accident, the motorcyclist was not wearing a safety helmet.
He was picked up in a semi-conscious state by porters from the New Amsterdam Hospital and then transported to New Amsterdam Public Hospital, where he later died while receiving treatment.
The police added that the deputy commander underwent a breathalyser test, which registered a reading of zero.
The car and motorcycle have been lodged at the New Amsterdam Police Station for examination.
The police report contains notable inconsistencies regarding the time of the incident, with conflicting statements on the exact hour of the crash.