Police are investigating a fatal accident that occurred on Thursday at about 15:50 hrs, at Fourth Avenue and Fifth Street, Bartica.
The accident involved a motorcycle, CL 3359, owned and driven by 26-year-old David Huggings of 1/2 Mile Potaro Road Bartica, along with 23-year-old pillion rider Felicia Lewis, a housewife of Mora Camp, Bartica, and motor car PRR 5669 owned and driven by 66-year-old Byron Prearson, a taxi driver of Mongrippa Hill, Bartica.
Enquiries revealed that the car was proceeding south along the Eastern side of Fourth Avenue, Bartica, at a speed of about 20 KmPh and failed to halt at the ‘stop sign’ on Fifth Street, Bartica. The motorcycle CL 3359, on the other hand, was proceeding East along the Northern side of Fifth Street at a fast speed and collided with the right-side front portion of motorcar.
As a result, the motorcyclist and pillion rider fell onto the roadway and received injuries to their head and body. They were picked up by public-spirited persons in an unconscious state and taken to the Bartica Regional Hospital. There they were seen and examined by a doctor who pronounced the female pillion rider dead on arrival.
The motorcyclist was admitted to the Male Surgical Ward suffering from head trauma and lacerations on his body. His condition is regarded as critical.
The driver of the motorcar was breathalyzed, and the results read .000 BAC. Police served a Notice of Intended Prosecution on the driver, who is presently in custody, as further investigations continue.