Man dies in hit-and-run on Cemetery Road

Police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run accident that occurred in the early hours of Monday on Cemetery Road, Georgetown. Reports are that the accident involved motorcar PAB 6212, a dark-coloured Toyota Rumion, and electric cycle EM 6699, ridden by 59-year-old Trevon Bacchus of Roxanne Burnham Gardens, Georgetown. The driver of the motor vehicle, a male whose identity and address are currently unknown, remains at large.
Preliminary investigations indicate that the vehicle was travelling north along the western drive lane of Cemetery Road at an alleged fast rate of speed when it struck the cyclist, who was riding along the extreme western edge of the road. The driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle, struck Bacchus from the rear, and continued north before turning west onto Princes Street, Georgetown without stopping.
Bacchus was found semi-conscious and rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), where he was pronounced dead around 04:30h. His body was later transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital Mortuary, where it awaits a post-mortem examination. Police are reviewing CCTV footage as investigations continue and have appealed to anyone with information regarding the vehicle or driver to come forward.