Road carnage continues: West Ruimveldt youth dies in early-morning accident

A West Ruimveldt, Georgetown youth met his demise in the wee hours of Monday after he reportedly lost control of the motorcycle he was riding and crashed into a utility pole.

Dead in 21-year-old Anthony Pierre, popularly known as “Chip” of West Ruimveldt Estate Scheme, Georgetown. Police stated that the accident occurred at about 00:20h along Vlissengen Road, Georgetown.
Based on reports received, the young man was riding a motorcycle bearing registration number CK 7223 and while in the vicinity of the Botanical Gardens, he lost control and collided with a utility pole. At the time, he was reportedly speeding.
As a result of the impact, he sustained several injuries to his head and body and was pronounced dead on the scene by Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) who responded. Investigations are continuing.
Over the past week, several young people lost their lives on Guyana’s roadways, with one of the most recent being that of 21-year-old Altaf Lalman of Line Path Corentyne, Berbice.

It was reported that a pick-up, bearing licence number PNN 4343, was travelling on the Crabwood Creek Public Road when the driver attempted to make a left turn but collided with Lalman, who was riding motorcycle CL 8024.
The young man and his pillion rider were flung off the motorcycle following the collision. They were picked up and taken to the Skeldon Public Hospital where Lalman was pronounced dead.
In another accident on Saturday, 24-year-old Ezekiel Kampadoo of Tain, Corentyne, was killed after he reportedly lost control of the car he was driving and slammed into a utility pole along Auchlyne Public Road, Corentyne, Berbice.
Police stated that the young man was speeding at the time of the accident which also left an 18-year-old injured. Nevertheless, as a result of the collision, the car flipped several times and ended up in a trench on the southern side of the road.

They were both pulled from the wreckage by public-spirited citizens and taken to Port Mourant Public Hospital, where they were examined and admitted. Due to the severity of the injuries the driver incurred, he was transferred to New Amsterdam Public Hospital, where he succumbed while receiving medical attention.
Further, 17-year-old Bibi Sophia Mohammed of Non-Pareil Railway Embankment, East Coast Demerara (ECD), was on Friday evening killed while her sister remains in hospital following an accident along the Coldingen Public Road, ECD.
Based on reports received, the two sisters were on an electric bike when they were struck by a truck. It was reported that the truck was proceeding along the Coldingen Public Road when the driver alleged that he left a ‘bump up’ and upon checking, he saw the two sisters lying on the road next to an electric bike.

The girls were picked up and escorted to Georgetown Public Hospital, where they were examined but Bibi Mohammed was pronounced dead on arrival.
Earlier in the year, the Guyana National Road Safety Council (GNRSC) promoted road safety and encouraged responsible driving while adding that it would be collaborating with the Guyana Police Force to reduce traffic accidents and fatalities by 50 per cent this year.
Deputy Commissioner of Operations (ag) Ravindradat Budhram in a recent televised programme stated that the Police Force has made note of the alarming figures as it relates to road accidents, and is working to arrest this issue.
“These will be addressed… we have noted also the number of vehicles that are coming into our country, and the number of schemes… there is a need for traffic enforcement, there is a need for education throughout our schools, there is a need to educate our pedestrians…”, he said.
It was also noted that speeding is one of the major contributing factors of road fatalities.