killed and his two Bermudian friends injured in a horror road smash.

Mr. Guy Scott is believed to have died shortly after being catapulted from the back of the van.

The 25-year-old, who lived by himself, is not thought to have been wearing a seat belt.

Driver Mr. Stephen (Slick) White, 24, from Smith's Parish, smashed his pelvic bone in two places. But front passenger, Mr. Stuart Aubrey, from Devonshire, walked from the wreckage unscathed, suffering bruised ribs and severe shock.

Driver of the other vehicle, also a van, was 34-year-old Mr. Keith Jones, of Apopka, United States. He received a fractured leg.

The horrific crash occurred near the Sea World aquarium at 9.50 a.m. on Monday.

Police said Mr. Scott's van ran a stop sign at the Central Florida Parkway. It was struck on the side by the other vehicle, the Florida Highway Patrol.

Mr. Scott, a former pupil at Northlands Secondary School, was airlifted to Orlando Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

Mr. White and Mr. Jones are recovering at Sand Lank Hospital, although 25-year-old Mr. Aubrey has been released.

Mr. Scott's parents flew off to Florida yesterday morning following news of the death of their only son.

The three friends had gone to Florida last Thursday with Mr. White's elder brother, Brian, and Mr. Dennis DeSilva.

They were due to return yesterday, but will not now be coming back until Thursday.

Construction worker Mr. Aubrey's girlfriend of nearly two years, 22-year-old Miss Libby Cook, was yesterday trying to come to terms with the tragedy.

She told The Royal Gazette she had spoken briefly to her boyfriend at the Florida hotel, where the group are staying.

"Stuart is really in shock, and has difficulty breathing because of his bruised ribs,'' she said.

Miss Cook said the five-man group had flown to Florida to take part in a big war games event.

The event, which involved dressing in army-style uniforms and firing paint pellets, had been advertised in an army magazine.

She said the group were good friends, and she and her boyfriend had known Mr.

Scott for some years.

"He was a very good friend of mine. He was fun-loving and a really good guy.

I can't believe what has happened. It's so sad and such a terrible shock.'' Miss Cook said Mr. Scott, who had an elder sister, Monique, lived alone with his dog in Smith's Island.

"He was very mechanically minded, and knew a lot about cars and boats.'' She added Mr. Scott worked with his father, John, at Lynx Lomax Ltd. in Pembroke.

Mr. Scott has lived most of his life in Bermuda, although he originally hailed from England.