An electric bicycle rider, Kendell Lewis of Ann’s Grove, East Coast Demerara, was killed on Saturday night after an oncoming vehicle collided with him near the Ann’s Grove bridge.
This is according to an eyewitness account shared in a video. In the recording, the eyewitness said he was driving along the public road heading towards Ann’s Grove when he noticed the e-bike rider swerving into the roadway and moving away from the shoulder.
The witness said he sounded his horn as a warning after observing the rider “in the middle of the road.”
Moments later, as the witness prepared to turn near the bridge, he said an approaching black car was coming from the opposite direction in an area he said was poorly lit.
“The place is dark out there, guys, and it is possible that the rider of the electrical motorbike did not see that man coming through,” the eyewitness said, adding that he was unsure of the vehicle’s speed but believed it was travelling faster than he was.
The witness said he stopped to allow the approaching car to pass, and the e-bike rider turned behind his vehicle at that moment, a movement he believes led to the collision.
“We just heard blam,” the eyewitness recounted. After completing his turn and parking nearby, the witness said he returned to the road and saw Lewis lying in the roadway with a severe head injury.
“…he was knocked down in the middle of the road bleeding out from the back of his head,” the witness said.
The eyewitness also disputed claims that the driver fled the scene, stating that the motorist remained at the scene after the crash. He said emotions ran high when a relative of the injured rider arrived and confronted the driver, but the situation eventually calmed.
The witness used the video to urge authorities to address lighting in the area, warning that the road’s darkness creates a serious hazard for motorists and vulnerable road users.
“We need a light, we really do need a light here,” he said. At the time of this report, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) had not issued a statement on the accident.
