Essequibo youth dies after crashing motorcycle into tree
A motorcyclist lost his life in the wee hours of Sunday after crashing into a tree along Capoey Trail, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam). Dead is 22-year-old Chris Ramchan of Tapakuma Lake, Essequibo Coast.
Based on reports reaching the Guyana Times, Ramchan and one of his brothers went to a fun day at Washiba Resort in Capoey and were heading home when the accident occurred at about 1:00h.
This publication understands that the two brothers were driving separate bikes and while coming out of the trail, Ramchan reportedly collided with a tree.
As a result of the collision, the young man fell off his motorcycle, CM 6457 causing him to sustain injuries.
The brother recounted that he was some distance behind Chris and could have seen the motorcycle’s tail lights but it suddenly disappeared. As he got closer, he saw his injured brother lying next to his motorcycle
Ramchan was picked up and taken to the Suddie Public Hospital where he succumbed while being treated. An investigation is underway.
Ramchan’s death comes one day after Philbert Charles, 24, of Fellowship Village, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara (ECD), and 20-year-old Chris Daniels, an auto-mechanic of Section C Block Y, Golden Grove, EBD dies after crashing their motorcycle along the Diamond Public Road, East Bank Demerara (ECD).
It was reported that the two men were proceeding south along the western drive lane of the Diamond Public Road at a fast rate when Charles lost control of the motorcycle and collided with a utility pole.
Both Charles and Daniels fell on the roadway in an unconscious condition with injuries sustained on their bodies. Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) were summoned to the scene, and the men were picked up and taken to the Diamond Diagnostic Centre, where a doctor pronounced Charles dead on arrival.
Daniels was referred to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries while receiving treatment.