An Essequibo youth died on Sunday after he lost control of his motorcycle and ended up in a trench.
Dead is 19-year-old Devendra Khan aka Ravin, of Adventure Sand, Essequibo Coast. The accident occurred around 7 on Sunday evening at Taymouth Manor. Stabroek News understands that the teenager was speeding when he suddenly lost control ending up in the nearby trench.
A resident, Patricia Dhanie, who lives close to the Taymouth Manor Koker, said that she heard a loud noise and when she came out to investigate, she saw water gushing from a pipe alongside a bridge.
She said she saw a helmet floating in the trench and the scent of gasoline was high. “I saw a tire track leading to the trench and a slipper. A brave young man then jumped into the trench and confirmed that a body was in the trench,” said Dhanie.
Dhanie further informed Stabroek News that, “With the cooperation of residents, we managed to pull the teenager’s body out but it appeared that he was already dead.” Other residents informed the police who later came and transported the body to the Suddie Public Hospital where doctors pronounced Khan dead. The body is currently at the Suddie Mortuary awaiting a post-mortem examination.
