A motorcyclist and pillion rider, both residents of Bartica, died after being involved in a collision with a motorcar.
David Huggins, 26 years-old, of Half Mile, Potaro Road, Bartica and Felicia Lewis, a housewife of Mora Camp, Bartica, died after they collided with the car at about 3.50 pm on Thursday.
A release from the Guyana Police Force said that the accident occurred at Fourth Avenue and Fifth Street in Bartica. It involved a motorcycle, CL 3359, owned and ridden by Huggins, pillion rider Lewis, and a motorcar PRR 5669 owned and driven by 66 year-old Byron Pearson, a taxi driver of Mongrippa Hill, Bartica.
Enquiries revealed that the motor car was proceeding south along the eastern side of Fourth Avenue, Bartica, at a rate of about 20 kph and failed to observe the stop sign at the Fifth Street intersection, Bartica. The motorcycle on the other hand, was proceeding east along the northern side of Fifth Street at a fast rate and collided with the right side of the car.
As a result, Huggins and Lewis fell on the road and sustained injuries to their heads and bodies. They were picked up in an unconscious state by public-spirited persons and rushed to the Bartica Regional Hospital. After being examined the pillion rider was pronounced dead on arrival.
Huggins however, was admitted to the male surgical ward suffering from head trauma and lacerations to his body. His condition was regarded as critical. He was airlifted by the Guyana Defence Force to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries yesterday afternoon.
The driver of the motorcar was given a breathalyzer test which found no trace of alcohol in his system. He was subsequently served with a Notice of Intended Prosecution and is presently in custody, as further investigations continue.
