A biker is now dead after he was stuck down by a car on the public road at Providence, East Bank Demerara (EBD) on Sunday.
Quincy Greene, 26, of Lot 36 Side Line Dam, Mocha, EBD, succumbed to his injuries at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH).
The man’s family believe that he died on Sunday night but say hospital officials only pronounced him dead on Monday after conducting tests. They also allege that he was neglected when he was transferred to the hospital from the Diamond Diagnostic Centre, where he was initially taken after the accident.
The accident occurred around 10:30PM on Sunday, a few minutes after Greene left home for Georgetown to meet his girlfriend.
Stabroek News was told that Greene and a friend were both riding motorcycles and were heading in the same direction. However, while crossing between the National Stadium and the Princess Hotel, a car struck Greene off his motorcycle. He was pitched some distance away. He was picked up and taken to the Diamond Diagnostic Centre by public-spirited citizens.
However, after his condition worsened, he was transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital.
Family members allege that Greene was left unattended for hours despite the pleas of his father, Lincoln Greene, for nurses and doctors to do something for him. They say the man was even chased out of a room by a security guard while pleading for help for his son.
Relatives said a CT scan was ordered for the injured man to determine the extent of injuries to his head. They were asked to pay $18,000 for the scan but Lincoln Greene only paid $10,000, while the remainder was to be paid the following morning (Monday).
The family said the scan was delayed and they were told it was because there was no ambulance to transport the man.
On Monday, after the father returned to pay the balance for the scan, he was informed of the need for two other scans of his son’s neck and spine and that he needed an additional $20,000. He paid it and his son was only taken for the scans about 11AM on Monday.
However, after he was transported back to the hospital minutes later, Quincy Greene was pronounced dead.
His mother, June Greene, said when she felt his feet some time before he left for the scans they were cold and she believed he may have died before.
“I would have at least feel pleased and satisfied if they did try with him,” the grieving mother said.
She also informed this newspaper that the family has learnt that the driver who struck Greene was a doctor and he later turned up at the police station with a lawyer and left afterward.
Quincy Greene is survived by his parents and four siblings.
