Police are investigating a tragic incident that claimed the life of an 18-year-old man at about 9 pm on Saturday on the Tain public road in Corentyne, Berbice.
The incident involved motor car #PAH 6222 driven by 19-year-old Samuel Subadar, and an electric cycle ridden by 18-year-old Raj Mohan, the police said in a press release.
According to the release, enquiries disclosed that PAH 6222 was proceeding east along the Tain public road in Corentyne, Berbice at a fast rate. It was alleged by the driver that he put on his right-side trafficator and was in the process of overtaking a car, when the e-cyclist who was on the northern edge of the road, suddenly rode across onto the northern drive lane, the release said.