A 36-year-old La Retraite, West Bank Demerara man lost his life on Friday night after the motorcycle he was riding collided with a pick up on the Soesdyke-Linden Highway in the vicinity of Yarrowkabra.
Dead is Dayle Jordan.
The Guyana Police Force in a statement said the accident occurred at around 23:30hrs on Friday.
An ongoing investigation into the fatal accident has thus far revealed that Jordan while attempting to overtake a car ended up in the path of the pickup, resulting in a collision.
The pickup, which was driven by a 51-year-old resident of Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice, was proceeding north along the western side of the highway when the accident occurred.
“The motorcyclist along with the pillion rider who has been identified as a female 29-year-old resident of La Retraite, WBD, was taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation where he was pronounced dead on arrival and the female was admitted a patient,” the police said.
The driver of the truck underwent the breathalyzer test and was found to be above the legal limit of alcohol intake with .77% and .70% micrograms.
He is in custody assisting with the investigation.
