Bartica biker dies after crashing into brigde

Daniel Anthony Lopes
Daniel Anthony Lopes

Daniel Anthony Lopes, 22, of Byderabo Road, Bartica died in a motorcycle accident at around 1.45 am yesterday on the Caribese Hill road in Bartica.

The damaged bike

The police said in a statement that their investigations indicated that the motorcycle (JSP 3) is owned by Rondell Junior Da Silva Lopes and was being ridden at the time by Lopes.

Lopes was proceeding west along the southern side of Caribese Hill access road, ascending a hill, and while negotiating a right bend at a fast rate he lost control of the motorcycle and collided with a concrete drain on the side of the road and then into a concrete bridge.

As a result, he suffered injuries to his head and body. He was picked up and taken to the Bartica Regional Hospital, where he was seen and examined by a doctor who pronounced him dead on arrival. The body was identified by his mother, Senita Lopes.