A 26-year-old motorcyclist met a tragic end, on Sunday, when he lost control of his bike, CK7533, and slammed into a utility pole along Arapaima Street, East La Penitence, Georgetown.

Dead is Kemston Richards of Plum Park, Sophia, Greater Georgetown. Reports indicate that Richards was riding at a fast rate. After crashing into the pole, the motorcycle was flung in an easterly direction, injuring two pedestrians.

The pedestrians were identified as 24-year-old Kevin Fletcher of East La Penitence, Georgetown and a 15-year-old.
Reports are that around 15:30hrs on Sunday, Richards was proceeding North on Arapaima Street when he was involved in the accident, receiving several injuries about the body.

Police said the injured motorcyclist was picked up in an unconscious state by public-spirited persons and rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
The body is currently at the hospital’s mortuary awaiting autopsy. The 15-year-old pedestrian was seen and examined by doctors on duty at the said hospital and later sent away as investigations into the accident continues.