Police in Regional Division Three are probing a fatal accident that occurred on Tuesday last on the Friendship Public Road, Wakenaam Island.
The accident involved a tractor and a motorcycle, which resulted in the death of 16-year-old Mohamed Ameer Khan of Belle Plaine, Wakenaam Island. Severely injured is 21-year-old Vikash Singh of Hubu, Parika, East Bank Essequibo.
The accident occurred at about 21:45 hrs and involved motor tractor TM 17151 with trailer TMM 509 driven by a 63-year-old man of Free and Easy, Wakenaam. The motorcycle was at the time being driven by the now-deceased Khan, along with pillion rider, Singh, who succumbed today to injuries.
Enquiries disclosed that the tractor with the trailer attached was being driven north on the western side of Friendship Public Road Wakenaam Island, while the motorcycle was proceeding south along the eastern side of the said road in the opposite direction, allegedly at a fast rate of speed.
The motorcyclist reportedly lost control causing the front portion of the motorcycle to collide with the right-side rear wheel of the trailer.
As a result of the collision, the driver and pillion rider both fell into a nearby trench on the northern side of the said road and received several injuries to their heads and about their bodies.
The 16-year-old motorcyclist and the pillion rider were both picked up by public-spirited persons and taken to the Wakenaam Public Hospital where they were initially treated.
Khan was subsequently transferred to the West Demerara Regional Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
The body is presently at Ezekiel Funeral Parlor awaiting an autopsy.
The pillion rider, Singh, was admitted at the Wakenaam Hospital in a critical state. Further investigations are ongoing.
