A biker and his pillion rider died yesterday morning at Diamond after the motorcycle crashed into a utility pole.
The Police say that the accident at about 4:10 am on the Diamond Public Road, East Bank Demerara involved motorcycle #CN 1649 owned and ridden by Philbert Charles, 24, a truck driver of Lot 5 Fellowship Village, Mahaicony and pillion rider Chris Daniels, 20, an auto-mechanic of Lot 6 Section C Block Y Golden Grove, East Coast Demerara.
Inquiries disclosed that the motorcycle was proceeding south along the western drive lane of the Diamond Public Road, allegedly at a fast rate when the rider lost control of the motorcycle and collided with a utility pole.
Both the rider and pillion rider fell. Emergency Medical Technicians were summoned and both persons were picked up in an unconscious condition and escorted to the Diamond Diagnostic Centre where they were examined by a doctor on duty who pronounced Charles dead on arrival. Daniels was referred to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation. However, he succumbed to his injuries while receiving treatment. Neither the biker nor the pillion rider was wearing a helmet at the time of the incident.
