Youth succumbs after Nonpareil collision

Dead: Joel Sobers

A young Marriott Hotel worker succumbed at a city hospital early yesterday morning, almost 12 hours after he allegedly collided with a car while riding his motorcycle along the Nonpareil, East Coast Demerara (ECD) Public Road.

Joel Sobers, 20, of Lot 326 Morning Glory Avenue, Melanie, ECD, suffered serious injuries about his body, including to his head, in the accident, which occurred around 4.20 pm on Monday.

He was picked up in an unconscious condition and taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH), where he succumbed around 4.10 am yesterday. He never regained consciousness prior to his death.