“The motorbike smash up into pieces” – brother of teen killed in Berbice crash

A teenager was hit off of the electric bike he was riding and died moments later along the Corentyne Highway on Saturday evening. He was at the time riding from one side of the road to the other.

Parmanand Mohan called ‘Raj’, of Tain Village, Corentyne, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) was pronounced dead at the Port Mourant Hospital.
Police said motorcar, PAH 6222 which hit the teen at about 21:00 was being driven by a 17-year-old also of Tain Village.
Reports are that the car was proceeding east along the southern drive lane of Tain Public Road at a fast rate of speed when it was alleged by the driver that he put on his right-side trafficator.
He was in the process of overtaking a motorcar that was proceeding ahead and while in the process, the e-cyclist, who was on the northern edge of the road, suddenly rode across onto the northern drive lane.
As a result, he applied brakes to avoid a collision but despite his effort, the front portion of his motorcar collided with the e-cycle causing the painter to be flung off the cycle and onto the road surface where he received injuries to the head and other parts of his body.
CCTV footage seen by this publication shows that Mohan was riding across the road from the south to the north and PAH 6222 was almost on the northern parapet when the crash occurred.
Mohan had left his home and gone to a nearby shop to purchase a drink and was on his way back when he met his demise.
His brother, Rahul Mohan, 17, said he gave his older brother the money to make the purchase.
The teenager said he walked to the head of the street and watched his brother enter the shop and was there when he came out of the shop.
“He buy the thing fuh we drink and whilst he crossing the road coming over back; he done cross the road an deh on the parapet corner and a car just overtake and slam he in the corner and he pitch.”
Rahul said he immediately went to his brother’s aid.
“I see he on the ground already dead…The motorbike smash up into pieces – everything break into pieces,” he revealed.
Meanwhile, his 37-year-old mother Natasha Nunes, said Mohan was the eldest of her six children.
“When I go to Port Mourant Hospital, I see my son lie down and my son died.”
“They come this morning and ask me if I want settlement and I tell them, ‘No’, I want back my son,” she said.
According to Nunes, she was offered $2M by persons allegedly close to the driver of the car, who remain in police custody.
Mohan was living in French Guiana with his father for the past six years and moved to Guyana a few months ago to live with his two younger brothers. Meanwhile, police say that the investigation into the crash continues. (G4)