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.