A 21-year-old motorcyclist was killed and his passenger injured following a collision with a motor van along the Coverden Public Road, East Bank Demerara, on Wednesday evening.

The dead man has been identified as Christopher Thomas of Yarrowkabra, Soesdyke-Linden Highway. His 24-year-old pillion rider, of Grand Sand Road, East Bank Demerara, remains hospitalised.

According to preliminary police investigations, Thomas was riding motorcycle CR 8010 along the Coverden Public Road with the pillion rider when the motorcycle collided with motor van PAG 8745, which was being driven by a 39-year-old Chinese national.