A young couple is now dead after they were flung from the motor cycle they were riding at Amelia’s Ward, Linden on Monday evening.

Dead is Sheshka Etienne, a registered nurse at the Linden Hospital Complex, and her fiancé, Oneil De Younge, a  driver attached to the Bauxite Pensioner’s Association.

According to reports, at around 20:00 hrs tonight,  the couple was proceeding north along the roadway  on a motorcycle when it collided with a sports wrangler vehicle bearing registration PSSS 8812, which was proceeded south along the roadway. The vehicle was allegedly driven by an employee of a local Chinese lumber company.

According to eye witnesses, De Younge was proceeding to South Amelia’s Ward at a fast pace, when he collided with the jeep which was turning into Powis Crescent, Amelia’s Ward at the time. The motor cycle flung directly under the jeep and the couple was pitched under.

While Etienne was pronounced dead on scene by a medical doctor, De Younge was rushed to the Linden Hospital Complex, after a faint pulse was found. He died shortly after.

Family members, friends and the Amelia’s Ward community were thrown into a state of shock at the accident scene. Only Sunday, Etienne’s grandfather Charles Washington, was laid to rest. Family members were screaming about just having to bury the patriarch of the family, only one day prior.

Etienne was a former student of the Mackenzie High School. The two were engaged recently. They were described as an outgoing, fun and committed young couple who planned to get married soon.

The driver of the vehicle is in police custody at the Mackenzie Police Station. Investigations are ongoing.