Motorcyclist crushed to death by truck

Jul 18, 2025 News

Kaieteur News – A motorcyclist on Thursday afternoon was killed when a truck ran over him during a collision on the Covent Garden Public Road, East Bank Demerara.

Dead is Gerald Da Silva, age 55 years, of Lot 10 Covent Garden, East Bank Demerara. In a press release police said the fatal accident occurred around 16:05hr. The accident involved a truck #GAG 2043, driven by Richard Kevin Ghani, age 23 years, of Alliance Road Timehri, and motorcycle #CL 9379, owned and driven byD Gerald a Silva.

According to the police enquiries disclosed that the truck was proceeding south along the eastern driving lane of Covent Garden Public Road, while the motorcycle was proceeding south along the western driving lane, a short distance ahead of the truck. It is alleged by the driver of the truck that as the motorcyclist approached a canter which was parked at the side of the road in front of him, the motorcyclist swerved eastwards to avoid the canter. On seeing this, the truck driver said he applied brakes to avoid a collision.

However, due to the short braking distance, the right front of the lorry, collided with the motor cycle. As a result of the collision, the motorcyclist along with his motorcycle fell onto the road surface. The right front and rear wheels of the lorry rolled over the motorcyclist, resulting in him receiving crushing injuries to his head and other parts of his body. The motionless body of the motorcyclist was taken to Diamond Public Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival by a doctor on duty. The body was then taken to Memorial Gardens Funeral Home, awaiting a Post-Mortem Examination.

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