Unlicensed Berbice motorcyclist dies after crashing into parked lorry

An unlicensed motorcyclist was on Friday killed after crashing into a parked lorry along the Number 72 Village Public Road, Corentyne Berbice.
The dead man has been identified as 23-year-old Burchell Rover of Number 77 Housing Scheme, Corentyne, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne).
Based on the information received, Rover was riding a motorcycle, CL 3169 when he lost control and collided with the left side rear portion of the parked motor lorry.
As a result of the collision, Rover was flung off the motorcycle and fell onto the road surface, where he received injuries.
He was picked up in a semi-conscious condition by public-spirited citizens and taken to the Skeldon Public Hospital, where he was treated for a fractured right leg and other injuries.

He was later transferred to the New Amsterdam Public Hospital for further medical attention but subsequently succumbed to his injuries.
The police say at the time of the accident, Rover who was not a licensed driver, and was riding at a fast rate of speed and was not wearing a safety helmet. The police have not been able to ascertain the owner of the motorcycle.
There have been 17 fatal accidents on the roads in Region Six resulting in 20 road deaths so far this year in Region Six. Of the 20 persons who died in the streets, 11 were motorcyclists.
Only recently Region Six Police Commander Senior Superintendent Shivpersaud Bacchus pointed out that there are too many reckless motorcycle users on the roadways.
“Reckless, in the sense that they are not using the motorcycle in the way that they ought to. You find some riders who are lying flat on the motorcycle and you can hardly see their head if you are approaching, they lose control.”