A Corentyne businessman died while returning home from masjid yesterday morning after he was involved in a collision along the Nigg Public Road, in East Berbice, Corentyne, with a motorcar which was being driven by an intoxicated female who is currently in police custody.
Dead is Rajendra Khadaroo, also known as ‘Andy’, 41, of Albion Road, Corentyne, who was riding motorcycle, CG 4684. The accident reportedly happened sometime around 5.40 am.
Khadaroo, a popular Berbice biker, operated Sharon’s Snackette, along with his wife, at his residence opposite the Albion Police Station.
The Police said that the driver of the motor car, HB 9593, remained in custody as of yesterday afternoon. Breathalyzer tests were conducted on the driver which read 94 and 98 micrograms.
Enquiries revealed that the woman was proceeding east along Nigg Public Road at a normal rate of speed and while trying to negotiate a turn on the road, the motor car ended up in the path of the now deceased motorcyclist who was proceeding along the same road at an alleged fast rate resulting in a collision. The man was not wearing a safety helmet at the time.
Persons at the location yesterday told Stabroek News that the woman made a sudden attempt to swerve into a street without putting on her indicator. “We see like she did coming on the road and then she just go to turn into the street and the boy did coming same time… She na put on she blinker or nothing, like she did hurry and she come in the boy lane and them knock up”, an elderly resident said.
The collision pitched Khadaroo from the motorcycle onto the front windscreen of the car. He then fell on the road.
Persons in the area who witnessed the accident yesterday told Stabroek News that the man remained on the ground for about forty minutes before he was eventually rushed to the Port Mourant Public Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
Meanwhile, a post mortem examination was carried out yesterday at the Port Mourant Hospital which gave his cause of death as multiple injuries.
Khadaroo leaves his wife, daughter and other relatives and friends to mourn. He was described as a kind and hardworking man who had a great love for motorcycles.
Relatives yesterday explained, that the man was returning home from the Rose Hall Town masjid after finishing morning prayers as he would normally do every day. They further pointed out that the man was also observing an Islamic (Shawwal) fast at the time of his death.
