collision with another vehicle.

And a motorcycle squad officer using blue lights and siren was injured after his bike was in collision with a car.

Now the double whammy for the boys in blue is set to spark off a fresh probe into the driving standards of Police officers -- already under fire after a series of accidents.

But last night a Police insider told The Royal Gazette that too many officers were speeding as a matter of routine.

And he demanded that "the senior commanders of the Bermuda Police put a stop to the criminal speeding on the roads by Police officers.'' He added: "It's criminal for a few Policemen to be chasing around at high speed in the middle of the afternoon.

"And its also criminal on the part of people who are apparently sanctioning this kind of behaviour.'' But he said he was not aware if speed was a factor in yesterday's twin tangle.

The powerful 750cc Police motorbike was badly damaged after it was in collision with a car pulling on to the main road from the Clay House Inn car park.

The 35-year-old Policeman was thrown from his machine -- but suffered only bruising to his chest and shoulders and a cut hand. The 69-year-old car driver was uninjured.

The motorcycle incident happened just around 5 p.m. on North Shore Road, Devonshire, less than two hours after the first smash.

The Police car -- carrying `driver under instruction' plates -- was in collision with a Subaru Legacy which pulled out of a side street onto Middle Road, Southampton.

The accident happened just before 3.30 p.m. No-one was seriously injured in the smash, although it brought rush hour traffic chaos.

Police cordoned off the road between Franks Bay and Whale Bay Road for more than an hour and diverted traffic along the Railway Trail.

A Police spokesman appealed for witnesses and said: "Both vehicles were extensively damaged in the crash, although there were no severe injuries.

"It is not clear how the accident happened and it is now under investigation.'' The spokesman said the Police car was marked and confirmed that it was not responding to a 911 call.

Police drivers were warned late last year they could face stricter tests after the force wrote off five cars after a series of embarrassing crashes over a four-week period.

And officers were reminded they faced the same court proceedings as civilians if suspected of driving without due care and attention.

Acting Assistant Commissioner Alan Bissell said then: "We will be looking at all aspects of training to see what we can do about this and ensure that it doesn't happen again.

"In each case the training of the individual driver will also be looked into.

Hopefully this is just a run of bad luck. There doesn't appear to be one single explanation for the accidents.'' ACCIDENT AC