Two riders were taken to hospital after a collision in Hamilton Parish last night and a separate road incident happened in Devonshire this morning, police said.

A post on the Bermuda Police Service Facebook page added that injuries suffered by the men yesterday were not life-threatening.

It said: “Around 9.55pm on October 27, police and other first responders were dispatched to a reported serious road traffic collision involving two motorcycles on North Shore Road near the junction with Workman’s Lane, Hamilton Parish.

“Both riders were reportedly in and out of consciousness.

“Upon arrival, officers were informed one of the motorcycle riders, a male, had left the scene in a private vehicle.

“He later arrived at King Edward [VII Memorial] Hospital with facial and other injuries, described as non life-threatening.”

The post added: “The other rider, also a male, was lying on the roadway.

“He was attended to at the scene by EMTs and subsequently transported by ambulance to King Edward Hospital. It was later ascertained he sustained minor injuries.

“The roadway was closed for approximately three hours and traffic diversion put in place while the scene was forensically processed.”

Anyone with information is iasked to call Pc Julian Johnson on 295-001 or e-mail julian.johnson@bps.bm.

A separate BPS post told readers this morning: “There has been a serious two-vehicle collision involving a van and a motorcycle at the junction of Chaingate Hill and Middle Road in Devonshire.”

The road was closed to traffic while the scene was processed but an update added later that it was reopened.