A father-of-two became the latest victim of Bermuda's roads yesterday after falling from his motorcycle into the path of an oncoming vehicle.

The death of Tennison Fernando marks the 13th road fatality of 2008, following the death of 22-year-old Raymond Curtis, of Sandys, in an alleged hit and run incident on September 6.

Mr. Fernando, 40, leaves a wife and two young sons in his home country of Sri Lanka.

He arrived in Bermuda nine months ago to work in construction and was travelling home on a lunch break from The Reefs Hotel when the accident happened, at 1.20 p.m. on Sunday.

Mr. Fernando was heading back to his apartment in Turtle Place, Southampton, when he came off his motorcycle on a bend in South Road, near the junction of Dolphin Ridge.

A spokesman for the Bermuda Police Service said: "Mr. Fernando lost control attempting to negotiate a sharp left-hand bend. As a result he fell to the ground and slid into the westbound lane, where he was struck by the westbound cycle."

He was taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital with serious head injuries but died in the ICU at 4 a.m. yesterday.

The driver of the other motorcycle, a 29-year-old Warwick woman, and a female pillion passenger were uninjured.

Last night, Mr. Fernando's older brother Jagath paid tribute to the "loving family man".

"We were very close and it is such a shock," he said. "Tennison was a very good guy. He loved his family very much."

Mr. Fernando, 41, intends to repatriate his brother's body back to Sri Lanka as soon as possible.

His brother leaves a wife, Menaka Nonis, 34, and two sons, Kasun, 14, and Madura, seven.

Family and friends are currently gathering at the family home at Ja-ela, near Columbo, to grieve and pay their respects.

"Everyone is very shocked and crying all the time," said Mr. Fernando. "We are very sad this has happened."

Mr. Fernando, who is also a mason, said the pair intended to travel home next June and that his brother intended to use his earnings from Bermuda to build a new home for his family.

He said his brother was a keen runner who also enjoyed playing football and cricket with friends.

Mr. Fernando was a regular churchgoer at St. Anthony's Catholic Church and was "someone who was always laughing and joking", said Mr. Fernando.