A motorcycle accident on the Houston, East Bank Demerara public road on Monday morning claimed the life of a 19-year-old mother while another person was injured and is hospitalised.
Paulette Josiah of Lot 127, Block CC, Eccles, East Bank Demerara succumbed to her injuries at the Georgetown Public Hospital where she had been receiving medical attention. Josiah was the pillion rider while the injured person, Melroy Barnwell, 27, of Laing Avenue, La Penitence, was steering the motorcycle at the time of the accident.
Traffic Chief Dion Moore told Stabroek News that the motorcycle, CG 8485, was proceeding south on the easternmost side of the four-lane road while a car travelling in the opposite direction, was on the lane next to it. Normally, two lanes are for vehicles travelling south but during weekday mornings, three lanes, including one normally used by southbound traffic, are opened for vehicles travelling north.