MARTIN Samuels, a 33-year-old motorcyclist, died in an accident at the intersection of Nelson Mandela Avenue and Cemetery Road on Friday morning around 07:15 hrs.

According to the Guyana Police Force, the accident involved hire car HD 3165, owned and driven by 52-year-old Lloyd McKenzie of Bel Field, East Coast Demerara, and motorcycle CL 8097, owned and driven by Martin Samuels of Festival City, North Ruimveldt, Georgetown.

Police inquiries disclosed the motorcycle was proceeding west along the southern drive lane of Nelson Mandela Avenue while the hire car was proceeding east along the extreme southern drive lane of the northern carriageway of the said road.

Approaching the intersection, the hire car driver and motorcyclist encountered a red traffic light. The driver ignored the light and turned right towards the southern carriageway. In the process of doing so, he ended up in the path of the motorcyclist where the front of the motorcycle came into contact with the left side front door of the car.

As a result of the collision, the motorcyclist was flung in the air and landed on the road surface, where he received injuries on his body. The motorcyclist was picked up in an unconscious state by Emergency Medical Technicians and taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where he was seen and examined by a doctor and pronounced dead on arrival.

The police visited the scene, and an investigation was launched. The hire car driver is currently in custody assisting with the investigation.