A motorcyclist and his 23-year-old pillon rider were killed after they were hit by car at Bartica, Region Seven, on Thursday afternoon.

Felicia Lewis, a housewife of Mora Camp, Bartica, was pronounced dead shortly after the accident, while her husband, David Huggings, 26, of 1/2 Mile Potaro Road Bartica, died just after noon on Friday.

According to a police press release, ranks are investigating the fatal accident which occurred around 15:50 hrs at Fourth Avenue and Fifth Street, Bartica.

The accident involved a motorcycle, CL #3359, owned and driven by Hugging,, and motor car PRR 5669, owned and driven by Byron Pearson, a 66-year-old taxi driver of Mongrippa Hill, Bartica.

“Enquiries revealed that motor car PRR 5669 was proceeding south along the eastern side of Fourth Avenue, Bartica, at a speed of about 20 kph and failed to stop at the ‘stop sign’ on Fifth Street, Bartica. The motorcycle CL 3359, on the other hand, was proceeding east along the northern side of Fifth Street at a fast speed and collided with the right-side front portion of motorcar PRR 5669,” the release.

It further stated that as a result of the collision, the motorcyclist and pillion rider fell onto the roadway and received injuries to their head and body. They were picked up by public-spirited persons in an unconscious state and rushed to the Bartica Regional Hospital.

A doctor on duty pronounced Lewis dead on arrival, while the motorcyclist was admitted to the Male Surgical Ward with head trauma and lacerations on his body. He was later air-dashed to Georgetown for further medical care. He, however, succumbed to his injuries.

The driver of motorcar PRR 5669 was breathalysed, and the results read .000 BAC.

According to the police, he was served a notice of intended prosecution and remains in custody.