Cops in Georgetown are investigating an accident that occurred around 08:55hrs today on the Railway Embankment Road, in the vicinity of UG Access Road, which resulted in the death of 58-year-old Dexter Jacobs.
The preliminary investigation revealed that Jacobs, who resided at Lot 193 South Better Hope, East Coast Demerara, was riding an Electric Bike proceeding west along the Railway Embankment at a fast rate when he fell into a pothole and lost control of his E-bike. Jacobs fell onto the road’s surface, where he sustained injuries.
As a result, he was picked up by public-spirited citizens and a police rank, placed into a vehicle, and taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital’s Accident and Emergency Unit. There, he was seen, examined, and pronounced dead on arrival by Dr. Dunwa.
The body is at the Georgetown Public Hospital’s Mortuary awaiting a post-mortem examination.
