Motorcyclist dies after slamming into cow on NA road
A motorcyclist is now dead after crashing into an animal in New Amsterdam, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne), on Monday morning.
The deceased has been identified as 25-year-old Jamal Hughes, who died in the early hours of Monday after the motorcycle he was riding collided with an unbranded cow at the intersection of Main Street and Number 41 Street, Stanleytown, New Amsterdam.
The motorcycle that was involved in the accident
Hughes of Glasgow, Greater New Amsterdam, was at the time driving a motorcycle, CP 2700 with Marashia Dehart, 24, of Stanleytown, as his pillion rider.
According to the police, Hughes was proceeding along the public road at a fast rate when the motorcycle collided with the cow, which was crossing the roadway. At the time, both Hughes and DeHart were not wearing safety helmets.
As a result of the collision, they fell onto the road surface where they received injuries about their bodies.
Hughes was picked up in a semi-conscious condition, while the pillion rider was picked up in a conscious and taken to the New Amsterdam Public Hospital.
Police said that Hughes later succumbed to his injuries while receiving medical attention. The pillion rider was treated and sent away.
