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Media Relations Dept.
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P.O. Box HM 530
Tel: (441) 299-4249/4291/4321
Fax: (441) 299-4322
E-mail: Police Media Relations


 
Date:Sunday, June 11,2023
Distribution: All Media

Sixth Road Fatality of 2023 [Updated]

Shortly before 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, 10th June, 2023, police and other first responders were dispatched to a reported single vehicle road traffic collision involving a motorcycle, near the junction of North Shore Road and Dock Hill, Devonshire.

It was reported that a motorcycle was travelling east on North Shore Road, Devonshire, just east of the junction with Dock Hill, when the rider, a 38-year-old male, lost control of the vehicle and collided with a wall. He was thrown over the wall on impact and down an embankment.

He sustained a serious head injury and was attended to at the scene by EMTs. He was subsequently transported by ambulance to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries a short time later.

The area of the collision was closed off to vehicular traffic for approximately three hours while the scene was processed by Traffic Collision Investigators and the Forensic Support Unit.

An investigation has begun into this, the sixth fatal road traffic collision for the year 2023. Anyone with information on this incident is urged to call the main police number 295-0011. You may also provide the information via the Bermuda Police Service Community Reporting Portal at https://portal.police.bm or, speak with a police officer with whom you’re familiar.

Update: Monday, 12th June - Sixth road fatality of 2023 identified as Filipino guest worker.


All incidents are under investigation. Police are appealing to members of the public who have witnessed these incidents or may have information pertaining to them to contact their respective Police Station, Police Headquarters at 295-0011 or the confidential Crimestoppers Hotline on 1 (800) 623-8477.

Public & Media Relations Department