Security guard dies after colliding with utility pole

Dead: Taiknauth Samlall

A 32-year-old security guard died on Wednesday evening after colliding with a utility pole on the Unity Public Road on the East Coast of Demerara.

Taiknauth Samlall, of Lot 5 Lancaster Unity, Mahaica, was travelling home from work when he lost control of his motorcycle and slammed into a utility pole.

According to a police report, Samlall was proceeding west along the southern carriageway reportedly at a fast rate of speed when he lost control of his motorcycle and collided with a pole on the southern parapet.