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

Dead are: Sheshka Etienne, a registered nurse and her fiancé, Oneil De Younge, a driver of the Bauxite Pensioner’s Association. Only Sunday, Etienne’s grandfather Charles Washington, was laid to rest, and De Younge was the hearse driver at the funeral.
According to reports, at around 20:00 hrs Monday the couple was proceeding north along the Amelia’s Ward road on a motorcycle when it collided with a sports Wrangler PSS 8812, which was proceeding south, allegedly driven by Dane (only name given), an employee of a local Chinese lumber company.

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

Family members, friends and the Amelia’s Ward community were thrown into a state of shock at the accident scene. The relatives 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 and was an aspiring registered nurse. 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 was in police custody at the Mackenzie Police Station. Investigations are ongoing.