A MOTORCYCLIST lost his life after he slammed into a horse that was also killed, while he was heading out of Mocha/Arcadia, East Bank Demerara, Tuesday night.Dead is 20-year-old Shemroy Anthony Cave of Princes Street, Lodge. According to reports the former Banks DIH bartender dropped off a relative on his motorcycle, CH 7934, in Mocha and on his

way out he collided with the horse.
The accident occurred at 22:00hrs Tuesday night four miles from the public road in a dark area that is sparsely populated.
According to police, the young man was not wearing a helmet, which contributed to his demise and the horse that died was not branded.
It was disclosed that based on the impact that killed the horse the motorcyclist was speeding in a 50KM zone. Cave sustained multiple injuries to the body and was pronounced dead at the Georgetown Public Hospital.

In an invited comment, acting Traffic Chief Boodnarine Persaud disclosed that for the year motorcyclists and pedestrians represented the largest category of those killed on the roads.
He said helmets were rarely used by motorcyclists and pillion riders. For 2016 so far, nine motorcyclists and two pillion riders have died, while road fatalities have so far recorded 35 deaths.
According to residents of Mocha, the area needs street lights since at many points throughout the carriageway there is total darkness.