Two young motorcyclists die in head-on collision at Timehri

An accident between two motorcycles on the Timehri public road, East Bank Demerara on Saturday night has resulted in the death of  two men.

They have been identified as 20-year-old Romeo Reid and 31-year-old Leonardo Reevers.

Police Headquarters revealed that the head-on collision between the two motorcyclists occurred at around 21:30 hrs.

It was noted that Reid of Hyde Park, Timehri was driving CJ 7405 (black in colour) while Reevers of Sarah Johanna, EBD, was driving CG 9504 (red in colour).

Police noted that Reid was in control of his motorcycle with pillion rider, Leon Burnette, and they were speeding south along the eastern side of the road; neither of them was wearing a safety helmet at the time.

It is alleged that Reevers was also speeding in the opposite direction and he too was not wearing a safety helmet. It is further alleged that Reevers overtook a car when he collided with Reid.

As a result, all of them fell off the motorcycles and sustained injuries to the heads and other parts of their bodies.

They were all picked up by the Police and public-spirited citizens in an unconscious condition and escorted to the Diamond Diagnostic Centre where the two motorcyclists died while receiving treatment.

The pillion rider was admitted in a stable condition.

The bodies of the deceased were then escorted to the Georgetown Public Hospital’s Mortuary for storage, awaiting a Post Mortem Examination.