Sat, 2024-11-09

Around 6:45 p.m. on Thursday, November 7, 2024, police were despatched to a serious road traffic collision involving two motorcycles on Blue Hole Hill, near the junction with Dolphin Drive, Hamilton Parish.

Officers arrived at the scene to find EMTs already providing assistance to the both riders, a 56-year old male and a 45-year-old male who were lying on the roadway next to their vehicles which were extensively damaged.

The 56-year-old male sustained serious head and other injuries. The 45-year-old male suffered a serious leg injury.

Both men were transported to King Edward the VII Memorial Hospital for further treatment.

Sadly, the 56-year-old male succumbed to his injuries.

The 46-year-old male remains warded at the hospital following surgery.

The collision resulted in significant traffic delays with the roadway closed for approximately two and a half hours while the scene was forensically processed.

An investigation into this incident is now underway and we wish to thank those members of the public who have already come forward to assist.

Anyone else with information is asked to contact Constable Victor Fishington of the Roads Policing Unit (RPU) on 717-0836 or, via e-mail vfishington@bps.bm. You may also call the RPU office on 247-1788 or, the main police number 295-0011.

This marks the 7th fatal road traffic collision for 2024.

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