A young man succumbed on Sunday after the motorbike on which he was a passenger crashed due to a near-collision with a car along Mandela Avenue.
Dead is Kareem Powley, 20, of Tucville, North East La Penitence, who was the pillion rider on the motorbike, # CK 7783, that was ridden by Joshua Mentore, 21, of Pattensen, Sophia, Georgetown.
The accident occurred at 10.30.
In a press release, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) stated that the motorcycle was proceeding north on the western carriageway of Mandela Avenue at a fast rate when, according to Mentore, a black motorcar – number and make unknown – that was proceeding in the same direction swerved close to him and caused him to lose control of the bike. The motorcyclist said that he ran off the road and collided with a pile of stone, which was on the western parapet of the road. As a result of the collision, Mentore and Powley fell to the road and they both suffered injuries.
The police said that Powley was picked up in an unconscious condition by Emergency Medical Technicians and succumbed to his injuries while receiving medical attention.
A breathalyzer test that was conducted on Mentore revealed no trace of alcohol in his system but police said that a notice of intended prosecution was served on him.
Up to yesterday he remained in custody assisting with the investigation, the police said.
