ECD teen dies after crashing unregistered XR motorcycle

Leon Benjamin, a 19-year-old vendor of Bare Root, ECD, lost his life on Saturday evening after he reportedly lost control of an unregistered XR motorcycle he was driving and it crashed into a utility pole at Strathspey, East Coast Demerara (ECD).
Based on information received, Benjamin and his 19-year-old friend Cadeem Cort — also of Bachelor’s Adventure, ECD — were riding a white Honda XR motorcycle when it came into contact with a vehicle and became uncontrollable, resulting in the teens crashing into a utility pole and sustaining injuries about their bodies. The vehicle that was involved in the accident reportedly drove away.
Benjamin was reportedly pronounced dead on scene, while pillion rider Cort was taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where he has been admitted. Investigations into this fatal incident are ongoing.