Young biker killed in a collision on Monument Road
The food e-hailing driver allegedly drove at speed trying to beat the red light on monument road when the accident happened.
A 23-year-old food e-hailing motorcycle driver, Owen Tarusenga, died in a collision on Monument Road on February 2.
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According to information supplied by SEC Pros Security, the collision involved four vehicles.
It is believed that Tarusenga was driving past the Harvest Place Mall on Monument Road and heading to the intersection on Blaauwklippen Road when the head-on collision happened as he passed the traffic lights.
“As I was turning right into Blaauwklippen Road.
“All I saw was the bike hitting my car and the driver flying off the motor vehicle,” said the driver of one of the other vehicles involved.
“The momentum from the impact caused the vehicle to collide with a second car.
“I remember seeing the motorcyclist flying in the air, and he inevitably landed on my windscreen,” said James Smith, the driver of another vehicle caught up in the collision.
Smith recalled how people on the scene tried to restrain Tarusenga until medical personnel arrived.
Tarusenga was allegedly alive for almost 10 minutes before he died on the scene.
The Express spoke to one of his friends, one of the first people on the scene after learning of the accident.
“When I arrived, he was lying next to one of the vehicles. It looked as if he was not breathing. That’s when I noticed that this was a horrible crash.
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“Paramedics soon arrived and confirmed that he was fatally injured,” said Benedict Makheto.
The victim’s father, Ralph Tarusenga, and his sister arrived on the scene soon afterwards.
The Express wrote to the EMPD asking for details of the accident on February 3.
Comment was required by February 6 at 15:00.
At the time of going to print, no comment had been received.
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