Motorcyclist dies after crashing into parked vehicles

…after speeding away upon seeing Police

A 26-year-old man of Roxanne Burnham Gardens, Georgetown, died on Friday evening after he lost control of the motorcycle he was riding and crashed into two parked vehicles at Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara.
Dead is Akeem Ming. A 17-year-old girl, who was the pillion rider on the bike, was injured in the crash and she is currently hospitalised with multiple injuries about her body.

Police Headquarters released a statement on the incident, explaining that the fatal accident occurred at around 22:30h after the motorcyclist started to speed away upon seeing a Police vehicle.
According to the Police, motorcycle CJ 1204 was proceeding east along the northern driving lane on the northern carriageway when the rider “observed a Police pick-up and begun to accelerate the motorcycle”.
As a result of the speed, Police said the rider lost control of the vehicle and collided into the right side of motor car PLL 3026 and then into the rear of motor lorry GYY 7016 – both of which were parked on the side of the road.
Due to the impact, both Ming and the teen fell onto the road’s surface where they received injuries about their bodies. They were both picked up in an unconscious condition and taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital where Ming was pronounced dead on arrival. His body is presently at the mortuary awaiting post-mortem.
While the Police statement did not reveal that the Force-issued vehicle was chasing the motorcyclist, CCTV footage seen by this publication shows that the Police pick-up was involved in a high-speed chase with the rider at the time of the fatal crash.
Last month, a 20-year-old mechanic identified as Mahendra Deopaul died in an accident after the motorcycle he was riding crashed during a high-speed chase with the Police. That incident had occurred at around 23:45h along the La Parfaite Harmonie Public Road, West Bank Demerara (WBD).
Regarding that incident, a Police statement had outlined that the motorcyclist, upon seeing the Police vehicle, drove away at a fast rate of speed, causing the ranks to respond by giving chase. During the chase, the motorcyclist reportedly ended up driving into potholes, which caused him to crash the bike and fall onto the road’s surface. The young man was taken to the West Demerara Regional Hospital where he died a few hours later. (G11)