A pedestrian is in hospital with a head injury and broken leg after a collision with a motorcyclist near the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo.

The incident happened at around 12.30 p.m. on Tuesday in North Shore Road, Hamilton Parish, near the junction with East Point Lane.

A Bermuda Police Service spokesman said: "It appears that the motorcycle was travelling along North Shore Road in the vicinity of the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo when the pedestrian attempted to cross the road.

"The rider of the motorcycle, a 20-year-old St. George's man, attempted to avoid the pedestrian but was unable to."

The motorcyclist suffered injuries to his jaw, and cuts to his hands, legs and body.

The pedestrian sustained a head injury, fractured right leg, and cuts to his hands, legs and body.

Both men were taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital for treatment. Last night a hospital spokeswoman said the pedestrian, a 69-year-old man from Paget, was in a "stable" condition on a general ward.

Police inquiries into the incident are underway.