AN elderly man died on Saturday night after the electric bike he was riding collided with a speeding car on the Eccles Public Road, East Bank Demerara.

The Police, in a statement, identified the dead man as Donovan Douglas, an 81-year-old of Stevedore Housing Scheme, North Ruimveldt, Georgetown.

The driver of the motor car with registration number PWW 3407, is owned by Dilip Ganta and was being driven at the time by Sanjay Narine, an 18-year-old of 51 Seaforth Street, Campbellville, Georgetown.

“Inquiries revealed that Electric Cycle EM 5436 was travelling south along the western drive lane of the eastern carriageway. The driver stopped at a break in the median, and proceeded to turn west and then north onto the western carriageway. PWW 3407 was travelling north at an alleged fast rate and collided with the electric cycle.

As a result of the collision, the driver of the electric cycle fell onto the road surface sustaining injuries. The Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) were summoned, and upon arrival examined and pronounced Douglas dead,” the police said.

The body of the deceased was escorted to the Memorial Gardens Funeral Home, and is awaiting a post-mortem examination.

Motor Car PWW 3407 has been lodged for inspection, and the driver is in custody.

Investigations are ongoing.