PREMNAUTH Persaud, 54, a market vendor of First Avenue, Bartica, was killed Saturday night after he was struck by a motorcycle that was being driven by a 19-year-old miner along First Avenue, sometime around 22:00hrs.

According to the police, a teenager was driving the motorcycle with a pillion rider in a northern direction along First Avenue reportedly at a fast rate of speed when he lost control and collided with Persaud, who was standing on the western parapet of the road.

As a result of the collision, all three persons fell onto the road surface and received injuries about their bodies.

The two persons on the motorbike, as well as Persaud, were picked up in an conscious state.

They were all taken to the Bartica Hospital by the police, who said that the driver and pillion rider were seen and examined by a doctor and sent away.

However, Premnauth was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital. The motorcycle was lodged to be examined by the licensing and certifying officer.

A breathalyzer test was conducted on the driver of the motorcycle but no trace of alcohol was found in his system.

The driver is in police custody assisting with the investigation.

Persaud’s body is at the Bartica Regional Hospital’s morgue awaiting a post-mortem as investigations continue into the accident.