A CORONER’S inquest into the death of 36-year-old motorcyclist, Navindra Naraiyan, who died in an accident in 2013 on the La Belle Alliance Public Road, Essequibo Coast, is expected to commence on Wednesday.

An inquest is a judicial inquiry in common law jurisdictions and is held to determine the cause of a person’s death. In Guyana, a sitting magistrate, who acts as the coroner, empanels a jury, after which the inquest is conducted.

Magistrate Esther Sam will preside over the inquest at the Ann Regina Magistrates’ Court, with a five-member jury to determine whether anyone is criminally responsible for Sanichar’s death.

A total of nine witnesses are expected to be called.

According to a report, Naraiyan, a carpenter of Bamboo Dam, Sparta Village, died on Christmas Eve Day, on the La Belle Alliance Public Road after the 1000cc CBR he was riding collided with a speeding car that was turning into a street.

The motorcyclist, who was the father of a one-year-old child, was heading to Anna Regina when the collision occurred.

Eyewitness reports said Naraiyan was riding very close behind the motor vehicle and tried to overtake it but crashed after the driver made a sudden right turn onto a sand and loam bridge.

The CBR folded on impact and plunged with the car into a nearby trench. The badly injured Naraiyan was hurled into the air and landed on the parapet with blood spurting from his mouth, ears and head. He died before receiving medical attention.