E-bike rider, 81, dies after being struck down by speeding teen
An electric bike rider was on Saturday night killed on the Eccles Public Road, East Bank Demerara (EBD) after an alleged speeding car driven by an 18-year-old collided with him.
Dead is 81-year-old Donovan Douglas of Stevedore Housing Scheme, North Ruimveldt, Georgetown.
Reports are that Douglas was on his electric bike, EM 5336, traveling south along the western drive lane of the eastern carriageway of the Public Road when he stopped at a break in the median and proceeded to turn west and then north onto the western carriageway.
However, motor car PWW 3407, which the teen drove, was traveling north at an alleged high speed when he collided with the elderly man.
As a result of the collision, Douglas fell onto the roadway and sustained severe injuries. Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) were summoned to the scene, and upon arrival, they examined and pronounced Douglas dead.
The body of the deceased has been escorted to Memorial Gardens Funeral Home, where it awaits a post-mortem examination. The teen driver, identified as Sanjay Narine, remains in police custody as the investigation continues.
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