A 40-year-old motorcyclist is now battling for his life after he collided with a motor car along the Stanleytown Public Road, West Bank Demerara (WBD), on Tuesday.
At the time, the car was driven by a 29-year-old male of Anna Catherina, West Coast Demerara (WCD).
The motorcycle that was involved in the accident on WBD
Injured is Lucius Welcome of Stanleytown, WBD. Reports are that the motor car was parked on the eastern side of the road at about 12:30h when the driver claimed that the road was clear and as such, he decided to turn out.
However, in doing so, he collided with the motorcycle.
In a statement to Police, the driver claimed that he looked south, then north, and did not see any vehicle coming or going; and decided to turn west in order to proceed north, and in so doing, motorcycle CJ 6550, which was proceeding north along the western side of the road, collided with the left side front fender, then into the windscreen and ended up some distance away along the western parapet.
Following the accident, the motorcyclist was picked up by public-spirited citizens in an unconscious state and taken to the West Demerara Regional Hospital. However, he was transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he was admitted in a critical state.
The driver of the motor car remains in Police custody as the investigation continues.
