A teenage motorcycle rider died after his bike collided with a water truck in Smith’s, police confirmed this morning.

The Bermuda Police Service said that officers received a report of the crash on Verdmont Road, near the junction with St Mark’s Road, shortly before 12.30pm yesterday.

A spokesman explained: “It was reported that the motorcycle rider, a 19-year-old male, was travelling east, when he appeared to have lost control of the bike and went into the path of the water truck, which was travelling in the opposite direction.”

The man sustained life-threatening injuries and was unresponsive after the collision.

Life-saving efforts began at the scene and en route to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, but the rider was later pronounced dead.

He is the second person to die on Bermuda’s roads this year. The truck driver did not appear to be injured in the crash.

As investigation into the incident was started and anyone with information should contact Pc Ralshon Douglas on 717-0964 or rdouglas@bps.bm as soon as possible.