BIKER, Sunil Brijhuram, 21, of Vive La Force, West Bank Demerara is now dead after he lost control of his motorcycle and collided with a parked motorcar while reportedly travelling at a fast rate along the Good Intent Public Road, West Bank Demerara on Saturday at about 23:00hrs.

His friend, Joshua Higgins, 18, of the same village, was injured and is in a serious condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital after he too was speeding on his motorcycle and collided with the same car.

Following the accident, both bikers were admitted to the Georgetown Public Hospital, but unfortunately Brijhuram succumbed minutes later to his injuries.

A shop owner who was at the time looking out told the Chronicle that she saw the two men who were speeding coming in her direction. She said it seemed that they were racing when their bike handles came into contact causing them to crash into the parked car.
The shop owner said that when the two bikers passed her she shouted at them, telling them to stop speeding. However, soon after she saw that they had crashed into the car.
Sunil’s mother, Salima Brijhuram, said that about 18:30hrs on Saturday he left home and went out with his motorcycle for a ride as he would usually do . She said that when she saw it was getting late she called him and told him to come home and that was around 21:30hrs. And when he hadn’t come home she called again at 22:00hrs and told him to come home and he responded that he was on his way.
“After I see he didn’t come home I went into my bed to take a nap, a few minutes after a relative called me and told me that Sunil get in an accident and he is at the hospital. When I went to the hospital I saw him alive in the Emergency Room with his arm broken and he was on saline, I then came out and wait to see what was the outcome. At about 2:00am the next morning the doctors told me that he is dead, I couldn’t believe,” the mother said sadly.
The mother said her son was always a cautious rider but prior to this accident her son had collided with another motorcycle.
“I cannot believe my son is dead; he was so helpful and loving; he wasn’t a bad person. But only God knows why he is gone,” the mother lamented.

(By Asif Hakim)