Pedal cyclist in ICU after being struck by motor car

An East Coast Demerara (ECD) man is nursing broken ribs and a punctured lung after he was struck down by a motor car on Friday evening along the Foulis Railway Embankment, ECD.
The injured man has been identified as 53-year-old Sooroj Persaud of Logwood, Enmore, ECD.
Police stated that motor car bearing registration number PWW 480 was proceeding along the Railway Embankment at a fast rate of speed when Persaud attempted to cross the road on his bicycle but instead he rode into the path of the car.
This caused the driver of the car to swerve to avoid a collision but despite his efforts, the right front of the car connected with the front wheel of the pedal cycle.
As a result, Persaud fell onto the road’s surface and sustained injuries about his body.
The injured pedal cyclist was picked up and taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he was examined and admitted a patient in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
The driver of the car, a 28-year-old resident of Section C Golden Grove, ECD, was also taken to Georgetown Public Hospital where he was treated and later sent away.
A breathalyser test conducted revealed that there were no traces of alcohol in his system. Investigations into the accident are ongoing.