A 35-year-old motorcyclist was killed on Sunday evening after his bike collided with a motor lorry at the junction of the Mandela to Eccles Highway and Rome Access Road.
Dead is Andra Jnr Lewis of Guyhoc Park, South Ruimveldt, Georgetown.
Police said the fatal accident occurred at about 6:16 p.m. and involved motorcycle CR 5455, which Lewis was riding, and motor lorry GAM 1442, driven by a 24-year-old man of D’Edward Village, West Coast Berbice.
According to initial investigations, Lewis was proceeding south along the eastern drive lane of the Mandela to Eccles Highway, while the lorry was travelling east along the northern drive lane of Rome Access Road.
Police said that when the lorry reached the intersection, the driver allegedly drove into the path of the motorcyclist. As a result, the front of the motorcycle collided with the left rear portion of the lorry. Lewis sustained multiple injuries to his body in the collision.
Emergency Medical Technicians were summoned to the scene, and the motorcyclist was examined by a doctor on duty, who pronounced him dead there.
His body was later taken to the Davis Memorial Crematorium and Funeral Home Mortuary, where it is awaiting a post-mortem examination.
Police said a breathalyser test was administered to the lorry driver, and no trace of alcohol was found. The driver remains in police custody assisting with investigations. Police investigations are ongoing.
