Twenty three year old Dareiko Simons died Saturday evening after his bike collided with a car.

Mr. Simons is the second person to die on Bermuda's roads in 2010.

The CedarBridge Academy graduate, who graduated from New England Institute of Technology in 2008, was described by friends as "the life of the party" and a "joker".

The accident happened at 11:40 p.m. on Saturday at the junction of Somerset Road and Scaur Hill Drive in Sandys parish.

A spokesman said: "Details about the collision are unclear at the moment; however it appears that a car and a motorcycle were involved.

"As a result the rider of the motorcycle, a 23-year-old Sandys parish man, received multiple injuries and was taken to the King Edward Memorial Hospital via ambulance. "He subsequently succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead by an on call physician at 2:33 a.m. Sunday. Inquiries into this incident are underway."

As news spread across the community yesterday many went to Mr. Simons Facebook page to express their disbelief and share their grief.

Eugene Stoneham wrote: "Larger than Life — describes you! I'm glad we got to kick it dog! I'm never going to forget our memories here and in Rhode Island. You were a genuine person, loving and caring was what you were great at."

Calté Ennis wrote: "I can't believe this! I'm going to miss u Dereiko, your crazy humour and one of a kind personality will never b forgotten!"

Last night Christopher Johnson, who heads up the Road Safety Council, said he was saddened that another young person had died on Bermuda's roads. Mr. Simons was the second road death in just 11 days.

Earl Ingemann died on New Year's Day after he was involved in a car accident on Kindley Field Road.

Last year 13 people died on Bermuda's roads, resulting in a road fatality rate of 20 per 100,000 people.

That statistic dwarfs latest figures for almost every Caribbean island and puts Bermuda into the Pan American Health Organization's 'high risk' section.

Bermuda's death rate didn't reach the same height as 2008, when 17 fatalities made it the worst of the decade. In total since January 1, 2000, 108 people have been killed on Bermuda's roads.

Previously Dr. Johnson has said Bermudians need to be as concerned about road deaths as they are about those who are murdered.

And he said some of the factors contributing to the high road fatality rate were:

• Bermuda is the ninth most dense country on the planet, with more than 3,000 people per square mile;

• Bermuda is the only one in the top ten that limits the number of cars to one per household — meaning more people use bikes;

• very narrow roads with numerous obstructions to view;

• many expats are used to driving on the right side of the road;

• a long history of condoned drinking and driving, and lenient drunk/driving legislation;

• high per capita income, so people can buy powerful bikes.

Last night he said: "The Bermuda Road Safety Council realises that our mission is hard won.

The number of deaths on the roads over the past decade is unacceptable and we are unflinching in our efforts to improve the safety on the roads of this beautiful island."

But he said he was not frustrated by the fact that people do not appear to take the risks of driving on Bermuda's roads seriously.

Instead he is more committed than ever to making the roads safer: "We are doubly committed to decreasing death and mortality of the roads of Bermuda simply because too much is at stake. The loss of life, the disability, the suffering of families are incalculable."