A 40-year-old man died after colliding with a horse on the Lusignan Railway Embank-ment, East Coast Demerara early yesterday morning.

Olester Warde of 380 Thirteenth Street, Paradise Housing Scheme was pronounced dead at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GHP). Police said that the incident occurred at around 1:30am yesterday.

Investigations revealed that Warde was riding his motor cycle when he collided with a horse which ran across the road.

He sustained injuries and was taken to the GPH where he was pronounced dead on arrival, the police said. When this newspaper visited the man’s home yesterday, no one was there.

However, neighbours said that Warde had lived with his wife Shondell Warde and was the father of two children.

He attended the Assemblies of God church in the community, this newspaper was told.