Motorcyclist dies in collision on Corentyne Highway

A collision between a motorcycle and a car has resulted in the death of 24-year-old Simeon Munroe of Ulverston Village, Berbice, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne).
The incident occurred at about 01:30h on Sunday.
According to reports, the motorcyclist was traveling westward along the Corentyne Highway on motorcycle, CL 8946, when the driver of a car, traveling in the opposite direction, allegedly swerved into Munroe’s lane after attempting to avoid a cow crossing the road.
Eyewitnesses recount that Munroe, not wearing a helmet, was unable to evade the sudden obstruction and collided first with the cow and then with the car. The impact threw Munroe off his motorcycle, leaving him critically injured.

Emergency services rushed to the scene and transported Munroe to Port Mourant Hospital but he succumbed to his injuries shortly after arriving at the medical facility.
Police did a breathalyser test on the car’s driver- who is also a policeman – which returned a zero reading for alcohol consumption. The driver has been detained to aid in the ongoing investigation into the circumstances surrounding the collision.
This incident marks the latest in a series of road fatalities plaguing Region Six this year, with 14 reported deaths thus far, 11 of which involved motorcyclists.