A GUYANA DEFENCE FORCE (GDF) rank died on Tuesday after crashing into a pedestrian and a car on the Liliendaal Railway Embankment, East Coast Demerara (ECD).
Dead is Lancelot Giddings, 26, of Prince William Street, Plaisance, ECD. Reports indicated that the GDF rank was proceeding west along the roadway when, in the vicinity of Pump Road, a pedestrian attempted to cross the road and walked into the path of the motorcycle, resulting in a collision. The pedestrian, Sheldon Booker, 45, fell onto the road and received injuries about his body. However, as a result of the collision, the motorcyclist lost control and subsequently crashed into motorcar PMM 309 which was proceeding in the opposite direction. The GDF rank fell onto the roadway receiving injuries about the body. Both the motorcyclist and pedestrian were picked up in an unconscious state by Emergency Medical Technicians and taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation where Giddings was pronounced dead. The pedestrian is receiving treatment for head injuries in the Critical Bay of the Accident and Emergency ward. A breathalyzer test was conducted on the driver of the motorcar but no trace of alcohol was found in his system. Police are reviewing CCTV footage of the accident as investigations continue.