An 18-year-old motorcyclist, who was riding without a helmet, died yesterday morning after being involved in an accident on the One Mile Public Road, Wismar, Linden.
The deceased has been identified as Odel Taylor of Lot 90, One Mile, Wismar. The accident occurred around 7.45 am.
According to police reports, Taylor, the rider of motorcycle CL 731 was allegedly travelling at a fast rate on the public road at the time of the accident. Police said he collided with another motorcycle, CF 6477 which was proceeding east out of Pinette Street heading to the One Mile Public Road.
It is alleged that the motorcycle approaching the One Mile Public Road failed to stop at the junction and rode into the path of CL 731 which then collided with the front of CF 6477. The impact caused Taylor, who was not wearing a helmet at the time, to fall on the road surface. He sustained severe injuries
He was picked up by public-spirited citizens and taken to the Linden Hospital Complex where he was seen and examined by a doctor on duty who pronounced him dead on arrival.
Police related that the rider of motorcycle CF 6477, 22-year-old David Narine of Lot 7 Half Mile, Linden, who is known to the police fled the scene and is yet to be apprehended.
