Motorcyclist dies after colliding with dog

A motorcyclist, identified as a Georgetown resident, died Saturday in an early morning incident on the Rupert Craig Highway.

Police said the fatal incident occurred at about 03:00 hrs in the vicinity of the Infectious Diseases Hospital at Liliendaal, Greater Georgetown.

The incident involved motorcycle #CM 1892  driven by Shamar Frank Wilson, a 27-year-old of Quamina Street, Georgetown.

A statement from Police Headquarters noted that the motorcycle was proceeding west along the southern carriageway when a dog ran across the road into the motorcycle’s path.

The front centre portion of the motorcycle collided with the dog and the motorcyclist lost control and fell.

He was picked up in an unconscious condition by an ambulance and taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he was pronounced dead.