Traffic Victim Named As Omar Sutton

The 27 year old man who lost his life on Saturday, May 29th has been named as Omar Sutton.

The Police say that around 2:40am on Saturday, Mr. Sutton was riding a motorcycle traveling west on Middle Road in Paget near the junction with Valley Road (in the vicinity of Paget Shell gas station) when he apparently lost control and collided with a BELCO truck traveling in the opposite direction. Mr. Sutton was rushed to KEMH via ambulance and was pronounced dead at 3:13am Saturday by on call physician at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital. The truck driver, a 49 year old Sandys parish man, was not injured. The motorcycle was extensively damaged while the truck received extensive front end damage.
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Photo via Facebook

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Police are appealing for any witnesses to this collision to contact the Roads Policing Unit on 295-0011. The Bermuda Police Service extends condolences to the family and friends of Mr. Sutton, as does Bernews. A Facebook group “RIP Omar aka Iced Out Sutton” was launched on May 29th, click here to visit.

This the sixth road traffic fatality of 2010:

1. 69 yr old Derek Smith died on April 24, weeks after being struck by a motorcycle.
2. 41 yr old Andre Hendrickson died after being struck by a car on Apr 17.
3. 26 yr old Carlton Darrell died on April 2nd after a single vehicle accident in Devonshire
4. 23 year old Dareiko Simons died on January 9 after his bike collided with a car in Sandys.
5. 21 year old heart transplant survivor Earl Ingemann died after a Jan 1st car crash in St. George’s.

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