A Corentyne electric cycle rider died on Tuesday afternoon after he reportedly turned into a street in front of a motor lorry which was allegedly going at a fast rate.
Dead is Roopnarine Ramoutar, 67, of Lot 219, Number 72 Village, Corentyne. The driver of the motor lorry, GHH 7458, Diaram Persaud was in police custody yesterday afternoon assisting with the investigation. A notice of intended prosecution has been served on him.
According to the Guyana Police Force, the accident occurred sometime around 5.49 pm along the Number 72 Public Road.
The police statement said that the motor lorry was proceeding south along the eastern drive lane at a fast rate while the electric cycle was proceeding north along the western side “when the rider made a sudden right turn east in the vicinity of the (Number) 72 Access road into the path of the motor lorry and came into contact with the front right portion of the said lorry.”
Ramoutar was reportedly flung off his bike some distance away onto the road, while his electric cycle got stuck under the motor lorry which continued driving before stopping about 300 feet away in the eastern drive lane.
As a result of the collision, the cyclist sustained injuries to his head and about his body. He was picked up in an unconscious condition and taken to the Skeldon Public Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
Meanwhile, according to the police, a breathalyzer test was conducted on the motor lorry driver which was negative for alcohol.
