A young biker lost his life tragically on Boxing Day at Mandela Avenue, Georgetown. Twenty-two-year-old Shaquille Browne met his demise on Tuesday after his motorcycle crashed into a car that was proceeding along the eastern carriageway in the vicinity of the Botanical Gardens.
The man’s father, Mr Browne, recalled that his son left his residence around 20:00h to purchase a prepaid electricity card and minutes later, he received a call
The scene of the accident on Tuesday evening
that he was involved in an accident.
According to the man, after he received the news, he rushed to the scene and found his son lying on the road with multiple injuries to his body.
“He had injuries to his head, shoulders, feet, face and all over his body. His body was lifeless when I reach the area. He was already dead,” the father told Guyana Times.
The former Central High School student was a construction worker, who assisted his father. The man described his son as a kind, loving and generous individual, both to family and friends.
Asked how his son’s death has affected the family circle, the father had this to say, “It isn’t easy for us. He was a good person and we didn’t expect things to happen
Dead: Shaquille Browne
that way. He is the eldest of my children and all of his family is here and it is so fresh and so sudden…He was my backbone.”
This newspaper understands that Browne had been a biker for many years and first learnt to ride a motorcycle at the age of 13. He was previously involved in a fatal accident, on December 24, 2015.
The Police Public Relations Office said in a statement issued to the media that Browne was riding an unregistered motorcycle at the time of the accident and was not wearing a safety helmet.
Browne, who was reportedly proceeding north along the western carriageway allegedly at a fast rate, reportedly overtook a number of vehicles and ended up in the opposite lane before colliding with the front of motor car PTT 4575, after which he fell on to the road surface and sustained injuries. He died on the spot.
The body is at Sandy’s Funeral Parlour awaiting a post-mortem examination.
The driver of the vehicle, who sustained minor injuries, received medical attention. He was given a breathalyser test, which he passed. He is now assisting the Police with the investigations.
