Motorcyclist dies after collision on Windsor Forest public road

Police are investigating an accident which occurred on Monday on the Windsor Forest public road, West Coast Demerara, and resulted in the death of a 36-year-old motorcyclist Stephon Birkett.

The accident involved a car, PDD 3036, driven by a 63-year-old man, and a motorcycle (on test) ridden by the now-deceased Birkett, of Lot 18 Princes Street, Georgetown.

Enquiries revealed that the aforementioned car was stationary on the northern side of the Windsor Forest public road facing east when the driver made a sudden U-turn and collided with the motorcycle, which was proceeding east along the road at a fast rate.