Police are investigating a fatal accident which occurred at around 1.15 am today on the railway embankment road at Triumph, East Coast Demerara.
The accident involved a motor lorry #GAB 8067, owned by Build Smart Construction and driven at the time by Dion Adam Richard, a 25-year-old from Diamond, East Bank Demerara, and motorcycle #CK 1795, owned and driven by Curtly Christopher Cambridge (now deceased), a 32-year-old of Lot 1578 Aubrey Barker Road, South Ruimveldt, Georgetown.
The lorry driver told investigators that he was proceeding west along the embankment road, and while in the vicinity of the intersection with Agriculture Road, he turned north into Agriculture Road. He said the motorcyclist was proceeding east along the northern side of the railway embankment road at a fast rate and drove into the back of the lorry as it was turning into Agriculture road.
As a result of the collision, the motorcyclist fell and suffered head injuries. An ambulance service was summoned, and the motorcyclist was pronounced dead by Dr Noel at the scene.
A breathalyzer test was conducted on the lorry driver. No trace of alcohol was found. The driver remains in custody as investigations continue.
