19-year-old pillion rider killed in collision with vehicle on Washer Pond Road, Linden

The Guyana Police Force is investigating a fatal accident which occurred at about 3:45 am Sunday on Washer Pond public road in Mackenzie, Linden.

The accident involved a car (#PAH 2213) owned and driven by Ivor Mc Nab, a 21-year-old from Half Mile Wismar, and a member of the Guyana Defence Force; and a motorcycle driven by Joel Nurse, a 23-year-old from West Watooka Wismar; and the pillion rider,  Ezekiel Smith, a 19-year-old from West Watooka (now deceased).

Enquiries disclosed that the car was proceeding South along the Washer Pond road while the motorcyclist was proceeding in the opposite direction along the road.

The driver of the car ended up in the path of the motorcycle and, as a result, a collision occurred causing the motorcyclist and pillion rider to fall on the road surface and receive injuries about their bodies.

The motorcycle was then engulfed in flames. The car driver along with the motorcyclist and pillion rider were all picked up in unconscious condition by public-spirited citizens and taken to the Linden Hospital Complex where they were all seen and examined by Dr. Ross who pronounced Ezekiel Smith dead on arrival.

Ivor Mc Nab was admitted for chest pain and Joel Nurse was admitted for fractures to both legs at the said hospital.

The body of Ezekiel Smith is at the Linden Senior Citizen Association Mortuary awaiting a post-mortem examination.

Investigations are in progress.