Venezuelan national dies after allegedly riding into path of motor car

A pedal cyclist lost his life early Friday morning after he reportedly lost control of the bike he was riding and ended up in the path of a motor car along the Meten-Meer-Zorg Public Road, West Coast Demerara (WCD).
Dead is 40-year-old Cesar Olivares, a Venezuelan national of Meten-Meer-Zorg, WCD.
Preliminary investigations revealed that at about 6:45h on the day in question, a motor car bearing registration number PAB 3984, driven by a 25-year-old resident of Leonora, WCD, was proceeding along the Meten-Meer-Zorg Public Road while the now dead man was riding in front of him.
However, the cyclist reportedly lost control of his bicycle and allegedly swerved into the path of the motor car.
The driver swerved to avoid a collision but the cycle collided with the right front portion of the motor car. As a result of the collision, the pedal cyclist fell onto the road’s surface and received injuries on his body.
The motor car came to a halt on a sand heap on the parapet. The injured man was picked up in an unconscious state and taken to the Leonora Cottage Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The driver was detained as investigations continue.
Only recently, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Mahendra Siwnarine related that from January 1 to October 8, 2023, the region recorded 138 fatalities from 116 accidents.
In addition, he added that 33 lives were lost due to 32 incidents on the roadways, pushing the overall death toll to a devastating 171.
“Currently Region Three is leading in terms of fatal accidents, which is quite unfortunate. We would have had a decrease in all the other categories (accidents) that are serious, minor, and damage but because of that great increase in the fatalities we are currently operating at a positive .5 percent in terms of all categories of accident…,” Siwnarine said.
Analysing the root causes, Siwnarine highlighted the alarming roles played by speeding, drunk driving, and inattentiveness in these calamities. He emphasised the impact of inattentiveness, particularly in fatal accidents, where individuals fail to focus on the road, leading to catastrophic outcomes.