Speeding motorcyclist dies after collision with motorcar at Sheriff Street junction
The road carnage continues along Guyana’s roadways with a 42-year-old motorcyclist taking his last breath in the wee hours of Monday at the junction of Sherriff Street and Rupert Craig Highway in Georgetown.
The dead man has been identified as Kwesi Griffith of Block ‘X’ Liliendaal, Greater Georgetown.
The car that was involved in the accident
Based on reports received, the accident involved motor car PAB 5158, which was then being driven by a 25-year-old resident of Canvas City, Linden, and motorcycle CK 7323, then being driven by the late Kwesi Griffith.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the motorcar was proceeding along the Rupert Craig Highway at a fast rate, having been given the ‘green light’ by the traffic control device, when the motorcyclist reportedly breached the traffic light by turning right onto Sheriff Street and into the path of the car. As a result, the left side front portion of the car struck the bike, and the motorcyclist was flung some distance into the air, before landing on the road surface with severe injuries about his body. The ambulance service was summoned from the Georgetown Public Hospital, and medical personnel pronounced Griffith dead on the spot.
Dead: Kwesi Griffith
A breathalyzer test was conducted on the driver of the motorcar, but no trace of alcohol was detected in his system. He remains in custody assisting with the investigations, and is expected to be charged shortly.
