A 30-year-old motorcyclist died early yesterday morning when he reportedly lost control of his bike and collided with a parked van.
Dead is Albert Alwin Headley of Lot 11 Henry Street, Werk-en-Rust, Georgetown. The accident occurred at around 06:20 hrs yesterday on Garnett Street.
A release from the Guyana Police Force said that at the time of his death Headley was riding motorcycle CM 462 at a fast rate in the vicinity of Red Bar when he lost control and collided with the right rear portion of the van, GAE 6248, which was parked.
As a result of the collision Headley was flung some distance into the air and then onto the road surface and sustained several injuries to his head and body. The release said that the ambulance service was summoned and arrived with Emergency Medical Technicians from the Central Fire Station.
Headley was pronounced dead by Dr Kellman at the Georgetown Public Hospital. His body is at the Memorial Gardens Mortuary, awaiting a post-mortem examination.
Investigations are ongoing.
