THE Guyana Police Force is investigating an accident which claimed the life of a 30-year-old motorcyclist, Stephon Birkett, on Monday.
According to a release, the accident which occurred at the Windsor Forest Public Road, West Coast Demerara, involved a car PDD 3036 driven by a 63-year-old man and a motorcycle owned and driven by Birkett.

Initial enquiries disclosed that the motorcar was stationary on the northern side of the public road facing east when the driver made a sudden ‘U-Turn’ and collided with the motorcycle which was proceeding east along the northern side of the road at a fast rate.
It was further revealed that Birkett was not wearing a safety helmet at the time, and as a result of the collision he fell onto the road and received injuries on his body.

Birkett was picked up in an unconscious state by an ambulance and taken to the West Demerara Regional Hospital. He was later transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries while receiving treatment around 18:20 hours.
According to the police, the 63-year-old motorcar driver was arrested and is in custody assisting with the investigation.