Bermuda National Athletics Association President Donna Watson has made a passionate plea to track and field athletes to exercise the utmost caution on the Island’s roads.This after promising sprinter Kyle Webb was seriously injured in a bike crash earlier this month that left him hospitalised for more than a week.The 17-year old Berkeley Institute student is believed to have suffered internal injuries to his liver, kidney, ribs and lungs after colliding with a car and wall in Southampton.In the wake of Webb’s road accident, Watson said: “We are appealing to our athletes to be careful. We know they are not going to put the bikes down but at least they can be careful because these guys have some great opportunities in front of them.”Webb remains doubtful for next April’s Carifta Games to be held in Bahamas.Incidentally, fellow sprinter Bruce DeGrilla was ruled out of this year’s Carifta Games held locally through a bike accident.“Bruce had a bike accident last year that knocked him out of Carifta and now we have Kyle in a similar situation,” Watson added. “I hope he recovers in time for Carifta because I know he was in fantastic shape before the accident.”Earlier this year Webb represented Bermuda at the Carifta Games, CAC Junior Championships in El Salvador and World Junior Championships in Barcelona, Spain.He set personal bests in the Under-17 boys 100 metres (10.65) and 200 metres (21.37) at July’s CAC Junior Championships which qualified him for the World Junior Championships held in the same month as well as next year’s Carifta Games in the Caribbean.Webb also won the silver medal in the 200 metres representing Pacers Track Club at this year’s Russell E Blunt East Coast Invitational in North Carolina and set a new meet record in the Under-20 boys 100 metres at this year’s Powerade Bermuda National Championships.Echoing Watson’s sentiments, Webb’s personal coach Devon Bean said: “I always tell, not only the athletes I coach, but other athletes as well to be careful because there’s a lot more traffic on the roads nowadays. Everyone thinks they are a good rider but I always tell them that professional riders get paid millions of dollars to race at high speeds and they still crash so what makes you so special.”Bean is cautiously optimistic the sprinter can recover from his injuries ahead of the upcoming Carifta Games.“I’m hoping he can bounce back ... but I’m not going to rush him just because he wants to compete and he wants to compete bad,” he said. “He can’t wait to get back out there but as his coach I have to protect him as well so if I don’t think he’s ready then I’m not going to force him.“He’s up and walking now with a cane and his appetite is back so things are looking on the up. But internal injuries are far worst than a broken ankle or pulled hamstring so I’m not going to rush him back.”Bean added: “He’s grateful to still be alive and that his injuries are not career threatening. All he’s worrying about is getting back out there and running, is he going to be ready for Carifta and what are schools (scouts) going to think about him now because they are looking to recruit athletes.“A lot of schools have shown interest in him for what he achieved this summer and he has the grades to get into the big schools. If we can get him running a little faster there’s no reason why he can’t go to one of the Big Division One sprint houses like Louisiana State University or Texas Tech.”