Alleged motorcycle thieves die after crashing into truck

Two men who reportedly stole a motorcycle died after they crashed the same motorcycle into a truck along the Diamond Access Road, East Bank Demerara.

Dead are Ashton McCurdy and Mark Green, a labourer of Grove Housing Scheme.

The Guyana Police Force on Friday said the crash occurred at about 23:20 hrs and involved mtorcycle (CL9127) owned by Trevor Hunte, a security guard of Grove Housing Scheme. The men crashed into motor lorry GAF 2356.

At the time of the accident, Hitram Basmattie, a 55-year-old truck driver from Timehri was driving the lorry.

It is alleged that McCurdy and Green stole the motorcycle that was parked at a shop at Diamond. Hunte told police that the two men took the motorcycle from him and rode away.

While fleeing, the Police said the men failed to stop an intersection on the Diamond access road and they crashed into the lorry.

Both men on the motorcycle fell onto the road and received injuries.

An ambulance was summoned and the injured men were taken to the Diamond Diagnostic Centre, East Bank Demerara where a doctor on duty pronounced them dead.

The bodies were taken to the Memorial Garden Funeral Home, awaiting post-mortem examination.