A 23-year-old man is now dead after he lost control of his motorcycle and crashed into a parked lorry along the Upper Corentyne Public Road on Friday evening.

Dead is Burchell Rover, 23, of Number 77 Village, Corentyne, who was riding motorcycle CL 3169; he crashed into lorry GYY 6686, owned by Garuda Transportation of Robb Street, Lacytown, Georgetown.

The incident occurred at about 13:20 hrs along the Number 72 Village, Corentyne Public Road.

According to the police, Rover, who was not the holder of a licence, was speeding south along the eastern drive lane without a safety helmet when he lost control, ended up on the western side of the road, and collided with the left side rear portion of the parked lorry.

He was picked up in a semi-conscious condition by public-spirited citizens and taken to the Skeldon Public Hospital, where he was treated for a fractured right leg and subsequently transferred to the New Amsterdam Public Hospital.

However, Rover succumbed to his injuries at about 18:30hrs. His body is presently at the New Amsterdam Regional Hospital Mortuary awaiting a post-mortem examination.