The police say are investigating three fatal accidents as road deaths continue to climb.
The police said today they are probing a fatal accident that occurred at about 1630h. yesterday at No. 68 Village Public Road, Corentyne, and which resulted in the death of pedal cyclist Dhanraj Doodnauth, 76 years, of No. 68 Village.
Investigations have revealed that a motor car was proceeding along the roadway allegedly at a fast rate and collided with the pedal cyclist. The police said that he was taken to the Skeldon Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
The driver of the car is in police custody assisting with the investigations.
The police are also probing a fatal accident that occurred at about 1740h. yesterday on the No. 10 Public Road, WCB, and which resulted in the death of motor cyclist Dilchand Angad, 28 years, of Plantation Hope, WCB.
Police said that investigations revealed that Angad was riding a motor cycle along the roadway when he overtook a minibus and collided with a motor lorry that was travelling in the opposite direction.
He suffered injuries and was taken to the Fort Wellington Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
The police say they are also investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Alden Straker, 21 years, of Bartica.
At about 1845h. yesterday, police say that Straker and Julian Rodrigues, 21 years, also of Bartica, were found lying on the roadway at 4 Miles, Bartica, with injuries to their bodies.
They were taken to the Bartica Hospital where Straker was pronounced dead on arrival, while Rodrigues was admitted in a serious condition.
The police said it is suspected that the men were involved in an accident. Two damaged motor cycles were found along the roadway.
Police further said that at about 1445h today on the Betsy Ground Public Road, Canje an accident occurred which resulted in the death of passenger Mahendra Jugisteer, 30 years, of Betsy Ground.
Investigations have revealed that the driver of a motor car in which Jugisteer was a passenger, lost control of the vehicle which turned turtle after colliding with a parked tractor/trailer.
Jugisteer suffered injuries and was taken to the New Amsterdam Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
The driver of the vehicle is in police custody assisting with the investigations.
At the end of October this year, 113 road fatalities from 104 accidents were recorded in comparison to 85 fatalities from 79 accidents for the same period in 2013; a 33% increase in fatalities.
