Pillion rider dies after motorcycle crashes into parked car at Sophia

…biker flees scene but is later arrested

A 39-year-old father of two, who was the pillion rider on a motorcycle, died after the bike crashed into a parked car at Dennis Street, Sophia, Georgetown, last Friday.

Dead is Henrick Serrao, a goldsmith and furniture maker who resided at Cummings Lodge, Greater Georgetown.
Police said the motorcycle bearing registration number CN 4508, operated by a 44-year-old resident of Cummings Lodge, was proceeding east along the northern drive lane of Dennis Street, allegedly at a fast rate of speed, when the rider lost control and crashed into motor car PLL 6764, which was parked on the parapet.
As a result of the collision, the rider and pillion rider were flung from the motorcycle and landed on the roadway, sustaining injuries about their bodies.
Serrao was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said the rider had fled the scene but was subsequently contacted and arrested.
Surveillance footage in the area was reviewed.
Serrao was the father of two girls, aged 13 and 7.