Kaburie smash-up leaves security guard dead, teen critical
A security officer is now dead while a teenager is in critical condition after their motorcycles collided along the No. 72 Miles Kaburie trail in Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) on Tuesday.
Dead is 53-year-old Leroy Richards, while the injured 18-year-old is Maric Hendricks. Both men are from Kaburie Village.
Based on reports received, Richards and the teenager were travelling along the trail in opposite directions when the young man reportedly lost control of the unregistered motorcycle he was driving and it collided head-on with the one Richards was driving.
The two motorcycles following the accident
Both motorcyclists sustained injuries to their heads and bodies as a result of the collision, and were picked up by public-spirited persons in an unconscious condition and taken to the Bartica Regional Hospital, where Richards was pronounced dead.
The teenager was treated for a fractured skull, and then referred to Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC), where he has been admitted to the Male Surgical Ward. His condition is regarded as serious. The police are continuing their investigations.
