Motorcyclist, 26, dies in collision with lorry on Mandela Avenue

A 26-year-old Venezuelan motorcyclist died on Wednesday afternoon following a collision with a lorry along Mandela Avenue, Georgetown.

The deceased has been identified as Keinner Hernandez of Lot 1 Railway Embankment, Kitty.

Police Headquarters said the accident occurred at around 15:00 hrs.

Reports indicate that Hernandez, who was riding a red motorcycle bearing registration number CN 9396, was travelling east along the southern drive lane of the northern carriageway. At the time, he was wearing a safety helmet.

Preliminary investigations, police said, revealed that Hernandez attempted to overtake a motor lorry (registration number unknown).

In doing so, he swerved into the northern drive lane and into the path of a blue motor lorry, NPC 1, which was also travelling east.

The blue lorry, owned by Nand Persaud Company Limited of No. 38 Village, Corentyne, Berbice, and driven by 21-year-old Saheed Ramcharran of Good Hope, East Coast Demerara, collided with the motorcycle.

The impact caused Hernandez and his bike to fall onto the roadway, where they were run over by the lorry.

Emergency Medical Technicians responded to the scene, but Hernandez was pronounced dead by a doctor.

His body was later transported to Memorial Gardens Funeral Home, where it awaits a post-mortem examination.

The lorry driver was taken into custody and is assisting police with the investigation.