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A woman who was involved in a serious road crash yesterday when her bike apparently hit a chicken has been treated for injuries that were thought to be life threatening.
Police said the 63-year-old is being moved to a general ward at King Edward VII ...
DATE: Dec 15, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Drive for Change
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Sobriety checkpoints will run in seven parishes across the island this weekend, police said.
A Bermuda Police Service spokesman said that the Labour Day holiday weekend will include checkpoints in Hamilton Parish, Smith’s, Devonshire, Pembroke, Paget...
DATE: Sep 03, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Drive for Change
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
More than 6,000 tickets have been issued a year after police launched a crackdown on the most common traffic offences on Bermuda’s roads.
Operation Vega was introduced on July 6, 2021 to address driving and riding behaviours on the island.
Today a Be...
DATE: Jul 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Drive for Change
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Traffic flow has returned to normal after a serious crash in the Scaur Hill area of Sandys yesterday.
A Bermuda Police Service spokesman said: “Details regarding the circumstances of this crash and the injuries sustained are anticipated in due course...
DATE: Jun 30, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Drive for Change
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Traffic was temporarily divered from South Road in Hamilton Parish after a man suffered a “potentially serious” leg injury in a collision this afternoon.
The collision happened near Hexham Drive at about 3.30pm.
A police spokesman said: “Details are ...
DATE: May 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Drive for Change
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A crackdown on bad driving habits appears to have resulted in fewer crashes for the second quarter in a row, police said yesterday.
There were 243 collisions from January to March this year, compared with 306 over the first three months of 2021 and 2...
DATE: Apr 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Drive for Change
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A woman was taken to hospital yesterday morning after a two vehicle crash in Hamilton, police said.
Emergency crews were called to the incident on Church Street at about 9.35am.
A Bermuda Police Service spokeswoman said: “Initial reports suggest that...
DATE: Feb 15, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Drive for Change
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A 13-year-old schoolgirl was injured after she was hit by a car in Smith’s, police said yesterday.
The incident happened just before 8am yesterday on North Shore Road near Store Hill.
A Bermuda Police Service spokeswoman said that information receive...
DATE: Jan 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Drive for Change
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Almost 5,000 tickets have been handed out to road users since the launch of a crackdown on driving offences, police said today.
A Bermuda Police Service spokesman said that 341 tickets were issued as part of Operation Vega in the last two weeks alone...
DATE: Jan 24, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Drive for Change
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Police had a narrow escape just before the start of curfew this morning when a driver clocked at 103km/h – or 64mph – just missed three officers at a traffic stop.
The driver failed to stop for police at a stop in Warwick at 12.25am, five minutes bef...
DATE: Jan 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Drive for Change
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell