Stephen Burnett, a 17-year-old motorcyclist of Central Amelia’s Ward, Linden, lost his life in a collision at the intersection of Amelia’s Ward Public Road and Toucan Drive in Linden, on Saturday afternoon.
Police are investigating the incident which occur-red at about 14:00 hrs, involving a motorcar (PAC 9289) driven by a 31-year-old woman from Amelia’s Ward, and motorcycle CM 971 ridden by Burnett of Lot 5946 Central Amelia’s Ward, Linden.
Enquiries disclosed that the motorcar was proceeding west on the southern drive lane on Amelia’s Ward Public Road when the driver used her right indicator light to signal she was turning north into Toucan Drive. In the meantime, Burnett, who was riding the motorcycle without a safety helmet, overtook a line of vehicular traffic at a fast rate and collided with the right-side front door and then the front windshield of the car.
The police press release said the motorcyclist fell onto the road surface, sustaining injuries to his body. He was picked up in an unconscious state and taken to the Linden Hospital Complex, where he was pronounced dead on arrival by a doctor on duty.
The driver of the motorcar, who is pregnant, also sustained injuries to her body. She was treated and admitted as a patient at the hospital with neck and body injuries.
Further investigations are in progress.
