POLICE are probing a fatal accident that occurred on Friday morning on the Friendship Public Road, East Bank Demerara.

The dead person has been identified as Daniel Marshall, a 42-year-old of Albouystown.

The accident occurred at approximately 06:50 hours and involved motor lorry #GTT 345, driven by Dale Sylvester Wright, a 40-year-old of Tuschen, and motorcycle #CK 8679, owned and driven by Marshall.

According to the police, their investigations have revealed that the motorcycle was proceeding north along the western side of Friendship Public Road at a fast rate of speed. The motorcyclist attempted to overtake a silver-grey motor car (number and make unknown) that was proceeding in the said direction.

In so doing, he lost control of his motorcycle and collided with the right-side rear of the motor lorry, which was proceeding south along the eastern side of the road.

“As a result of the collision, the motorcyclist fell onto the road surface, where he received injuries to his head and body” the police said.

It was further stated that the motorcyclist was picked up in an unconscious condition by the police and public-spirited citizens and placed on the eastern parapet. An ambulance was summoned to the scene with a team of emergency medical technicians who pronounced the motorcyclist dead.

The body was later transported to the Memorial Gardens Funeral Home to await a post-mortem examination.

The lorry driver is in custody assisting with the investigation.