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American tourist is island’s 13th road fatality of 2026

Police at the scene of the collision in Southampton (Photograph supplied)

An American visitor involved in a two-vehicle crash in Southampton on Tuesday has died, making her the island’s thirteenth road fatality this year, police said on Wednesday afternoon.

The Bermuda Police Service said that the 63-year-old woman was riding a rental scooter west along Middle Road in Southampton near the junction with Industrial Park Road when she collided with a car travelling in the opposite direction.

She was taken in an ambulance to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, where she was later pronounced dead by an on-call doctor.

A BPS family liaison officer is assisting her next of kin, while an investigation into the incident continues.

Witnesses to the collision were urged to call Pc Jason Ming, of the roads policing unit, on 717-0862 or e-mail jming@bps.bm as soon as possible.

2026 road deaths

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

An unnamed motorcyclist, 73, collided 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

Dylan Taylor, 23, died after colliding with a rental car along South Road, Smith’s, on June 1

Michael DeSilva, 45, died after colliding with a private car on Middle Road, Sandys, on July 26

An unnamed motorcyclist was involved in a crash near the junction of Church Road and South Road in Southampton on July 25. He succumbed to his injuries a week later on August 1

An unnamed motorcyclist was involved in a crash with a flatbed truck at junction of Chapel Road and Harbour Road in Paget on August 8

An American woman, 63, died after her rental scooter collided with a car on Middle Road, Southampton, on August 11

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Published August 13, 2026 at 5:00 am (Updated August 13, 2026 at 5:00 am)

American tourist is island’s 13th road fatality of 2026

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