Teen dead, another injured in Belfield accident

A teenager is now dead and his friend injured after their motorcycle crashed headon into a truck on the East Coast Demerara Public Road.

Dead is Laron Harris, a 17-year-old male of Dochfour, ECD, while Josiah Abrams, age and address unknown at this time, has been hospitalised.

The accident occurred at about 14:15hrs on the Belfield Public Road, ECD, involved a motor lorry, #GRR 6089, that is owned by a private construction company and driven by a 33-year-old of Alberttown, Georgetown. At the time, Harris was driving motorcycle, #CG 5938, with Abrams as his pillion rider.

According to the police, preliminary investigations revealed that the motor lorry was proceeding west along the southern driving lane while the motorcycle was proceeding east along the northern driving lane at an alleged fast rate of speed. It is reported that the motorcyclist swerved to avoid two animals (goats), on the roadway and collided head-on with the lorry which was proceeding in the opposite direction.

As a result, both riders sustained multiple injuries. They were picked up and taken to the Enmore Regional Hospital where Laron Harris was pronounced dead on arrival and Josiah Abrams was later transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, where he is admitted in a critical condition.

The driver of the motor lorry was subjected to a breathalyzer test which returned a negative reading. Both vehicles are lodged at the Cove and John Police Station as investigations continue.

The body of the deceased was taken to the Memorial Gardens Funeral Home where it is awaiting a post-mortem examination.

Investigations are ongoing.