Kennie Timmerman, a 25-year-old man of Third Avenue, Bartica died yesterday after he lost control of an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) around 11.10 am and collided with the veranda of a wooden house at Karrau Village, Lower Mazaruni.
According to a police press release, the accident involved ATV #CJ 8777 driven by Timmerman with 20-year-old pillion rider Micheal Fredkou of Mongrippa Hill, Bartica.
Inquiries disclosed that the ATV was proceeding south along the eastern side of the Karrau Village access road at a fast rate when Timmerman lost control while negotiating a turn and collided with the veranda.
As a result of the collision, Timmerman and Fredkou sustained injuries. Timmerman was picked up in an unconscious state and transported to the Bartica Regional Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Fredkou was picked up in a conscious state and treated at the hospital and sent away
The ATV was lodged as investigations continue.