Lindener killed in motorcycle accident

By Utamu Belle

Police in Linden are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal accident which occurred at about 23:30h on Friday along the Amelia’s Ward Public Road, Mackenzie, Linden.

Dead is Michael Fox, 22, of Lot 9 Cinderella City, Amelia’s Ward. The man killed when the unregistered CBR motorcycle he was riding at the time slammed into the right rear side of a car bearing licence plate PTT 2372, which was driven by a 20-year-old Government Technical Institute (GTI) student.

Both were rushed to the Linden Hospital Complex (LHC) where Fox was pronounced dead on arrival, while the driver was admitted for observation. A passenger in the car escaped without injuries.

Police E Division (Linden- Kwakwani) Commander Calvin Brutus confirmed that the motorcycle was proceeding east along the Amelia’s Ward main access road, allegedly at a fast rate, while the car was proceeding south.

According to information, the car reportedly stopped at the intersection and then proceeded to cross the main road heading to Amelia’s Ward when the CBR slammed into its rear side.

Commander Brutus sated that the CBR had been recently cleared by Customs, however it was not registered at the time of the accident.

Meanwhile, at the home of the deceased on Saturday, family and friends gathered to extend condolences to the bereaved family. Fox’s mother Debra Gooding, who was visibly traumatised, said she received a phone call confirming the sad news shortly after the accident on Friday evening.

She described her son as a “cool, loving and quiet” person. Fox’s brother, Raphael Bourne, on vacation from the United States, said he and the deceased were hanging out at Central Mackenzie shortly before the accident but he informed Fox to ride home since he was driving home.

He said shortly afterwards, he received a call informing him that his brother was involved in an accident. According to Bourne he was only a few minutes from the scene.

“As soon as I came out I recognised the bike and I saw my little brother lying on the road. From the time I approached the crowd and I see the bike I knew it was one of my bikes,” Fox’s visibly-shaken brother related.

He said after realising what had happened he was so confused he was not thinking straight. He is adamant that his brother had the right of way, adding that the motorcycle was equipped with HID lights.

Even more heartbreaking, he noted, was the fact that he returned to Guyana only last November to bury his daughter whom the family had lost to cancer.

“Now I gotta bury my little brother,” Bourne said tearfully. The driver of the car is assisting Police with investigations.