A fireman was critically injured when the motorcycle he was riding slammed into a truck on Saturday morning.
Injured: Shamer Bollers
Injured is 20-year-old Shamer Bollers of St Ann Street, New Amsterdam, Berbice, who is currently attached to the Rose Hall Fire Station.
The accident occurred on the Palmyra Public Road. The truck is said to have been turning onto the Berbice Bridge Road when the accident occurred.
Police said Bollers was riding motorcycle CL 8270, while the truck was being driven by a 29-year-old businessman of Fryish Village, Corentyne.
According the Police, the truck, GAC 2588, was proceeding south along the eastern drive lane at a normal rate of speed and as the driver approached the Berbice Bridge Junction, he put on his indicator to turn right onto the Berbice River Bridge Access Road. However, while in the process of turning, Bollers, who was riding in the same direction at a fast rate of speed without a safety helmet, attempted to overtake the truck, the Police said.
According to the Police, he collided with the right-side front portion tray of the truck and as a result, fell onto the road, where he received injuries to his head and about his body. He was picked up in an unconscious condition by public-spirited citizens and taken to the New Amsterdam Public Hospital where he was seen and examined and later transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) in an unconscious conduction.
Investigations are continuing. (G4)
