Moments after stealing a motorcycle and attempting to escape, a motorcyclist and his pillion rider reported crashed that vehicle into a lorry at Diamond, East Bank Demerara (EBD) on Thursday evening, and died as a consequence.
The dead men have been identified as Ashton McCurdy of Lot 243 Second Street Grove and pillion rider Mark Green of Lot 250 Nazarene Street, Grove Housing Scheme, both East Bank Demerara communities.
The accident involved motor lorry GAF 2356, driven by a 55-year-old man from Timehri, EBD and stolen motorcycle CL 9127, owned by Trevor Hunte, a Security Officer of Grove Housing Scheme. 
Police have said that the motor lorry was proceeding along the Diamond Access Road when, in the vicinity of First Bridge Diamond, the motorcycle with the two men failed to stop at the intersection and collided with the right-side rear wheel of the lorry, causing the men to sustain injuries and fall on the roadway.
The men were picked up and escorted to the Diamond Diagnostic Centre, where Green died while receiving medical attention, while McCurdy was pronounced dead on arrival.
It is alleged that the owner of the motorcycle had parked it at a shop in Diamond, from whence these two men had stolen it and were making good their escape.
