In the first incident, three people lost their lives and two others were left hospitalised following a fatal accident on Unity public road, East Coast Demerara.
The incident occurred around 11 pm.
The deceased from this accident have been identified as 21-year-old Elijah Pellew of Unity Mahaica (motorcyclist), 21-year-old Pillion rider Raymond Rose of Supply Mahaica and Shawn Persaud, 19, of Huntley Mahaicony, who was a passenger in a vehicle.
It is alleged the motorcycle overtook a motorcar and collided with the right side of another vehicle causing it to spin into the path of the motorcar.
The driver pulled left to avoid a collision and ended up in the southern driving lane parapet. As a result of the crash, the motorcyclist and the pillion rider were flung off the motorcycle, collided with the right side of a lorry and fell onto the roadway, receiving injuries on their bodies.
The occupant in the vehicle (front right side) was pinned down, while the other occupant in the rear seat received injuries about his body due to the collision.
The motorcyclist, pillion rider, and the two occupants of the vehicle were picked up by citizens and taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital.
The motorcyclist, pillion rider and one of the occupants in the vehicle were pronounced dead on arrival at GPHC by a doctor on duty.
The occupant in the vehicle’s back seat was seen and examined by a Doctor who admitted him as a patient suffering from a punctured Spleen.
The driver of the vehicle was escorted to the Mahicony Cottage Hospital, where he was seen and examined by a doctor who admitted him as a patient suffering from Cerebral Concussion.
Two drivers are in custody. Further investigations are ongoing.
Meanwhile, in a separate incident, a 19-year-old motorcyclist died in an accident that occurred just after 12 am on # 11 Public Road, East Berbice.
The deceased has been identified as Rahul Thakoor of New Amsterdam, Berbice.
According to reports the accident involved Thakoor, another motorcyclist, a 24-year-old man, from Berbice; and a pillion rider, an 18-year-old man from New Amsterdam Berbice.
Enquiries disclosed that the two motorcyclists were proceeding East on the northern drive lane of the # 11 Public Road at a fast rate.
It is alleged that the now-deceased motorcyclist undertook his motorcycle and clipped the said motorcycle handle, causing both motorcyclists to lose control.
Rahul Thakoor collided with a lamp pole on the northern side of the road while the other motorcyclist and pillion rider fell on the road surface where they received injuries on their bodies.
Thakoor was unconscious, while the other two men were picked up in a conscious state by citizens and taken to the New Amsterdam Public Hospital, where they were seen and examined by the doctor on duty.
Thakoor later succumbed to his injuries while receiving medical treatment. The injured men were treated and admitted for observation in the Accident & Emergency Unit. Their conditions are regarded as stable.
Both motorcycles were lodged in the Central Police Station compound to be examined by the License and Certifying Officer.
Investigations are in progress.
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