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Media Relations Dept.
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P.O. Box HM 530
Tel: (441) 299-4249/4291/4321
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E-mail: Police Media Relations


 
Date:Tuesday, October 20,2020
Distribution: All Media

4th Road Traffic Fatality Recorded for 2020

Bermuda has recorded its fourth road fatality for this year.

At around 7:40 p.m. on Thursday, 15th October, police responded to a report of a serious two vehicle collision at the junction of Town Hill Road and Harrington Sound Road, Smiths.

Information is, a 47-year-old man on a motorcycle collided with a car.

The motorcycle rider was thrown from the bike and is reported to have sustained head and chest injuries.

He was transported via ambulance to King Edward Hospital for treatment, but sadly, succumbed to his injuries.

The 54-year-old female driver of the car, sustained minor injuries including bruising to her face.

The area of the collision was cordoned off as Traffic Collision Investigators and the Forensic Support Unit processed the scene.  

Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call 211 or, the main police number, 295-0011.


All incidents are under investigation. Police are appealing to members of the public who have witnessed these incidents or may have information pertaining to them to contact their respective Police Station, Police Headquarters at 295-0011 or the confidential Crimestoppers Hotline on 1 (800) 623-8477.

Public & Media Relations Department