Rupertee man dies after struck down by motorcycle

Charles Dookram, a 56-year-old pedestrian, died following a collision with a motorcycle yesterday morning on Rupertee Access Trail in North Rupununi, Region Nine. The motorcyclist was arrested and is in police custody assisting with investigations.

According to a police press release, the incident occurred between 03:45 hrs and 04:00 hrs yesterday. It involved a motorcycle (with no registration number) driven by Alivius Junior John, a 22-year-old labourer of Annai village, North Rupununi, and Dookram of Aranaputa, North Rupununi.