Husband dies hours after wife killed in Bartica smash-up

Hours after 23-year-old Felicia Lewis of Mora Camp, Bartica, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni), was killed in an accident, her husband succumbed while receiving medical attention at the Georgetown Public Hospital.
Based on reports received, the accident occurred at Fourth Avenue, Bartica, on Thursday.
At the time of the accident, Lewis and her husband, 26-year-old David Huggins, were travelling on motorcycle CL 3359 when it collided with a motor car bearing registration number PRR 5669, owned and driven by a 66-year-old resident of Mongrippa Hill, Bartica.
Police stated that on the day in question at about 14:00h, the motor car was proceeding along Fourth Avenue, Bartica, and failed to heed a ‘stop sign’ on Fifth Street, Bartica.
As a result, the motorcycle which was proceeding along Fifth Street at a fast rate of speed, collided with the right-side front portion of the motor car. The couple reportedly fell onto the roadway and received injuries to their head and body.
They were picked up by public-spirited persons in an unconscious state and taken to the Bartica Regional Hospital where Lewis was pronounced dead on arrival.
Her husband, however, was treated and air-dashed to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he took his last breath just after midday on Friday.
A breathalyser test was conducted on the driver of the motor car but there were no traces of alcohol in his system. He was nevertheless, detained as Police continue their investigations.