A 36-year-old man died early yesterday morning after the motorcycle he was riding collided with a car on the Good Hope Public Road, East Bank Essequibo.
The police in a release yesterday said that Saheel Ishmael of Lot 80 Cornelia Ida, West Coast Demerara died at around 6 am yesterday when his motorcycle CK 2051 collided with motorcar PZZ 1848 driven by 31-year-old Danan Stuart of Tuschen New Housing Scheme.
According to the police, the car was proceeding east along the northern side of the road at a fast rate and overtook another car, ending up on the southern side of the road and in a head-on collision with the motorcycle which was proceeding west along the southern side of the road.
As a result of the collision, the motorcyclist was flung in the air then fell onto the windscreen of the car, and ended up on the northern side of the road with his leg dislocated.
The release further said he was picked up in an unconscious state and conveyed to the Leonora Cottage Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
The body was then escorted to Ezekiel Funeral Home for storage, awaiting a post mortem examination.
A breathalyzer test was conducted on the driver and he was found to be above the prescribed limit (with the results showing .56 and .57 microgrammes in his breath).
The driver is in custody assisting with the investigation.
