Cyclist dies after being clipped by car on Vryheid’s Lust road

The damaged side-view mirror that came into contact with Ramesh Jaikaram

A cyclist is now dead after he was struck by a car along the Vryheid’s Lust Public Road, on the East Coast of Demerara, on Monday night. 

According to the Guy-ana Police Force, the driver who struck Ramesh Jaikaram, 27, of Lot 81 Thyman Street, Better Hope North, East Coast Demerara, says the now dead man rode into the path of his vehicle.

In a statement, the police said Jermin Ross, 24, of Lot 15 Cottage Village, West Coast Berbice, had proceeding west along the Vryheid’s Lust Public Road at about 70 kilometres per hour at the time of the accident occurred.