A cyclist from Foulis, on the East Coast of Demerara (ECD), succumbed on Tuesday morning after he collided with a car along the Enmore access road, ECD.
Hanchan Basdeo, 29, of Lot 203 Foulis, ECD, succumbed in the Georgetown Public Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU) hours after the accident, which occurred around 18:30hrs on Monday.
The Guyana Police Force, in a statement, said that the car, PYY 9583, owned by Grace Anderson and driven by Titus Eastman at the time of the accident, was proceeding east along the northern side of the Enmore access road.
According to the police, Eastman stated that Basdeo was proceeding west along the northern side of the road. The driver also claimed that he flashed his lights twice as well as used his horn to alert the cyclist but they nonetheless collided.
As a result of the collision, Basdeo fell on the roadway and he suffered injuries about his body.
Basdeo was then picked up in an unconscious state by the driver and was taken to the Nabaclis Health Centre, where he was seen and examined by a doctor.
The doctor treated him and then referred him to the Georgetown Hospital, where he was further examined and admitted as a patient in the ICU. Police said the man succumbed in the wee hours of Tuesday morning.
A breathalyser test was conducted on Eastman but no trace of alcohol was found in his system.
Up to yesterday he was said to be in custody assisting with the investigation.
Both the vehicle and bicycle were lodged for examination to be done by a Licensing and Certifying Officer.
