Rider dies after Smith’s collision
A man died after the bike he was riding collided with a rental car in Smith’s yesterday, police confirmed this afternoon.
The Bermuda Police Service said that the 23-year-old was riding west along South Road when he lost control and rode into the car’s path near Knapton Hill shortly before 6pm.
A spokesman added that the rider sustained life-threatening injuries and emergency medical technicians began life-saving measures at the scene.
The man was taken by ambulance to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
He is the ninth person to die on Bermuda’s roads in 2026.
• Adam Tavares, 51, was involved in a crash on January 22 at the junction of Loyal Hill and North Shore Road in Devonshire
• Jahzavier Wilson, 19, collided with a water truck on Verdmont Road near the junction with St Mark’s Road in Smith’s on February 2
• Siena Frankson, 16, a pillion passenger, was thrown from a motorcycle after the rider lost control on Kindley Field Road, St George’s, near Stonecrusher Corner on February 14
• Wilton Woolridge Jr, 52, was involved in a crash at the roundabout near the junction of North Shore Road, Palmetto Road and Barkers Hill on January 31. He succumbed to his injuries on February 18
• An unnamed rider was involved in a collision with a taxi on April 25 on Somerset Road near its junction with West Side Road in Sandys
• Leroy Smith, 43, was involved in a crash on April 30
• A unnamed motorcyclist, 73, died after colliding with a bus on Palmetto Road on May 18
• Laquan Thomas, 30, died after a collision between a livery cycle and motorcycle along Malabar Road, on May 19
• A 23-year-old motorcyclist died after colliding with a rental car along South Road, Smith’s, on June 1
Police are investigating the crash and anyone with information should call Pc Asaph Rawlins on 717-2123 or e-mail arawlins@bps.bm, or call the main police number on 211.
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