The brother of Bermuda?s 11th road fatality urged residents to obey the rules of the road in a letter written to the editor of .

Andrew Kemp, who was 28 when he died, was involved in a single-vehicle accident in the early hours of October 2 on South Road in his home parish of Southampton. Officers arrived at the accident scene at 3.37 a.m. on Sunday and said the victim was thrown from his bike and collided with a stone wall. He died a few hours later at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital as a result of his injuries.

In a letter written shortly after his brother?s death, Christopher Kemp expressed his grief over losing his younger brother. He described Andrew as ?kind and generous? and said his death was ?a waste of a life?. He also wanted to send a message to young adults in Bermuda.

?The biggest thing I want all to remember is that it is not how fast you go ? accidents happen ? but please remember the rules of the road,? he wrote. ?Know this, the road has no feelings so please, please pay attention and follow the rules.?

He wants his brother?s death to be a lesson so that he doesn?t have to keep hearing about road fatalities.

Andrew?s death followed the Island?s tenth road fatality, 18-year-old Shellee Smith, who died on September 23. She was involved in collision with a taxi on South Road at the junction of St. Mark?s Road.

With three months left in the year Bermuda has already surpassed the total number of road fatalities of 2004. Last year seven people died on Bermuda?s roads.

Police have echoed Christopher?s plea and recently said: ?There has been an increase in the number of accidents on the roads and we remind people to obey the speed limit, fasten helmets properly, keep an appropriate distance from the vehicle in front and always use signals when turning. And we would remind motorists not to create a ?third lane? when overtaking traffic, particularly during peak hours of travel.?