A 21-year-old excavator operator was killed in a motorcycle accident on Sunday night after his cycle collided with another one on the Four Miles, Bartica road.
According to reports, Alden Straker and his friend, Julian Rodrigues, 21, were found lying on the road side with injuries to their bodies. They were rushed to the Bartica Hospital where Straker died a while later.
Rodrigues was later air dashed to the Georgetown Public Hospital in a critical condition.
Straker’s cousin said that on Sunday night they received a call from one of his friends, who told them that he was involved in an accident and that they should go to the hospital. She said when they arrived, Straker was already dead.
Stabroek News received information that the driver and passenger of the other motorcycle escaped after the accident, leaving Straker and Rodrigues unconscious on the road.
Rodrigues’ mother Yonette Layne said she got a call from her sister around 7.30 pm on Sunday, and she was told that her son and another boy were involved in an accident and they were lying unconscious on the road.
Rodrigues sustained a broken leg and thigh, and minor injuries to his face and hands.
Police say they are investigating the circumstances surrounding Straker’s death.
