Pensioner dies after being struck off electric bike
A pensioner has become the latest road fatality after he was struck off an electric bike along Harlem Public Road, West Coast Demerara (WCD), on Sunday.
Dead is 73-year-old Abdool Mohamed of Harlem, WCD.
Based on reports received, a motor car bearing registration number PAE 4134, which at the time was being driven by a 26-year-old male of Belle West, Canal Number Two Polder, West Bank Demerara (WBD), was proceeding along the Harlem Public Road when the driver alleged that Mohamed attempted to cross the road and ended up in his path.
Dead: Abdool Mohamed
As such, the left front portion of the car collided with the electric cycle, thus causing the elderly man to fall onto the roadway where he sustained injuries to his body.
He was picked up in an unconscious state and taken to the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH) where he was pronounced dead.
The car’s driver was arrested and a breathalyser test was administered, but there were no traces of alcohol in his system. He remains in custody as investigations continue.
