Teen motorcyclists hospitalised after police chase ends in crash
The pile of stones into which the teens crashed
Two teenage motorcyclists have been hospitalised after crashing their bikes into a pile of crushed stones while attempting to evade police ranks along the Enterprise Access Road, East Coast Demerara, on Tuesday at about 19:25 hrs. Their respective conditions are deemed serious.
According to police reports, the teens: a 17-year-old who was driving motorcycle #CL 7572; and Ramesh Prashad, a 19-year-old who was driving motorcycle #CK 2959, are both from Non-Pareil, ECD.
Initial inquiries disclosed that two police officers were on motorcycle patrol duties in the Enterprise area when they observed two persons on motorcycles riding in the area without lights. Upon noticing the police, the two motorcyclists rode onto the access road which is under construction, and which leads into the Enterprise backlands where a new housing scheme is being developed.
At the time, the bikers were proceeding in an easterly direction at a fast rate, and one of them rode into a pile of ‘crushed stones’ that was in the centre of the road.
Both bikers lost control of their bikes, and sustained injuries to their bodies when they fell on the roadway.
Police ranks reported that they had lost sight of the bikers, and were proceeding in the direction that the bikers had sped off in when they heard a call for help and responded.
Based on the ranks’ observations, an ambulance was summoned, and both motorcyclists were taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where they were admitted as patients.
Investigations are ongoing. (G9)
