For the year so far, 43 per cent of the deaths recorded on the country’s roadway were motorcyclists, majority of whom were not wearing helmets.
“So far this year, 43% of all road fatalities were motorcyclists, and of those who lost their lives, 72% were not wearing a helmet,” President Dr Irfaan Ali disclosed on Wednesday afternoon.
The President made the revelation in a Facebook post, as he urged road users, particularly motorcyclists to exercise “extreme” caution of the roadways.
Within the past 24-hours, two motorcyclists were seriously injured in separate accidents.
They are: Andrew Simpson and Esan Josiah.
In both accidents, neither of the men were wearing a helmet.
Simpson was injured after he collided with a motorcar which failed to stop at the intersection on Camp and Norton Streets, Georgetown on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Josiah, collided with a concrete median at Meadow Bank on Tuesday night.
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