A 55-year-old pedal cyclist died after he was struck down by a speeding hire car on the Princetown Public Road, East Berbice Corentyne on Wednesday morning.
The man, identified as Marsha Adiana called “Dutchie”, was riding his bicycle looking for work, when he was struck down by a white Toyota Sienta hire car bearing registration number HC 8511, driven by a 25- year-old male from Crabwood Creek, who was allegedly speeding.
According to reports, the car and the pedal cyclists were proceeding in the opposite direction as well as opposite lanes when the driver of the hire car lost control and turned into the path of Adiana and struck him off his cycle. The impact flung the man several feet in the air before he landed on the roadway. His mangled bicycle was hurled several feet and rested at the corner of the parapet while the car plunged into the roadside trench.
Adiana was bleeding profusely from his ears and mouth and was picked up in an unconscious state and taken to the nearby Skeldon Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. The driver of the car was arrested and tested for alcohol. He was found to be below the legal limit and is presently in custody assisting with investigations.
Meanwhile, a shocked Ramona Adiana, the daughter of Marsha, explained that her father, who works as a labourer, was on his way to look for work as he does daily on his bicycle. The man usually does odd jobs around the community and is known as a very hard working individual.
