A 21-year-old man died on Wednesday night after the motorcycle he was riding collided with a van that allegedly turned across his path along the Coverden Public Road, East Bank Demerara.
Dead is Christopher Thomas of Yarrowkabra Village, Soesdyke-Linden Highway.
According to police, the fatal crash occurred at about 9:10 p.m. and involved motor van PAG 8745, driven by a 39-year-old Chinese national of Kuru Kururu Village, and motorcycle CR 8010, which Thomas was riding. A 24-year-old man of Grand Sand Road, Soesdyke, was travelling as the pillion rider.
Preliminary investigations indicate that the van was proceeding north along the western driving lane of the Coverden Public Road when, upon reaching the entrance to a worksite compound, the driver allegedly turned right into the compound without stopping.
Police said the van entered the path of the southbound motorcycle, which was travelling along the eastern driving lane of the roadway at what investigators described as an alleged fast rate of speed.
The impact hurled both the motorcyclist and his passenger onto the roadway, leaving them with multiple injuries.
The injured men were rushed to the Diamond Regional Hospital, where Thomas was pronounced dead while receiving medical treatment.
The pillion rider remains hospitalised and is receiving treatment.
Police said CCTV cameras were observed in the vicinity and footage will be reviewed as part of the investigation.
A breathalyser test administered to the van driver returned a reading of 0.07 micrograms, which police said is below the prescribed legal limit.
The driver remains in police custody as investigators continue their probe into the circumstances surrounding the fatal collision.
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