The police are investigating an accident which occurred at about 7.22 pm yesterday on Quarrie Access Trail in Central Rupununi, Region Nine, which resulted in the death of Karl Lewis, the 52-year-old Deputy Toshao of Shulinab Village, South Central Rupununi.
The police said in a release that the accident involved a motor pickup #PVV 1398, owned by the Guyana Water Incorporated and driven at the time by a 39-year-old resident of Lethem, and a motorcycle ridden by Lewis.
Enquiries disclosed that the motorcyclist was proceeding south along the eastern side of Quarrie Access Trail. The police say that the driver of the pickup had been imbibing alcoholic beverages at Katoonarib Village with a friend when they left for Lethem, proceeding north along the eastern side of Quarrie Access Trail at a fast rate, and in the path of the motorcyclist.
The driver of the pickup attempted to swerve from the motorcyclist but failed to avoid a collision. As a result, the motorcyclist fell on the trail and the motorcycle became engulfed in flames.
