Visiting Couple Injured in Sandys Collision
Emergency service personnel yesterday [May 16] responded to an accident on Malabar Road in Sandys. A visiting American couple riding a livery cycle were involved in a collision with a fence, after which the unmanned cycle continued until colliding with an oncoming bus.
Both the rider and passenger suffered injuries and were taken to hospital by an attending ambulance. The cycle received extensive damage and the bus received some front-end damage.
A police spokesperson said, “Around 10:45am on Wednesday May 16th, police and first responders attended a reported collision on Malabar Road in Sandys between a livery cycle and a bus.
“It appears that the vehicles were travelling along Malabar Road when the livery cycle collided with a fence, injuring both the rider and pillion passenger.
“After striking the fence, the reportedly unmanned livery cycle collided with the bus. The rider of the livery cycle, a 63 year old male American visitor and his pillion passenger; a 57 year old female American visitor were injured.
“However, their injuries are not believed to be serious. Both were conveyed to KEMH via ambulance for treatment. The cycle was extensively damaged and the bus received front-end damage. Inquiries into this incident are underway.”
Category: Accidents and fires, All
Why does this story sound so familiar? Previously on Malabar Road…
Road Safety Council – check this spot out AND there should be longer training periods for the Tourists who so desire to rent bikes.
I have a question – is it necessary to rent cycles to tourists in the modern day Bermuda? Have they (the livery cycles) become more of a liability than an advantage to our tourism market? Your thoughts?
Yng Black Mind
(those who know understand)
Absent allowing rental cars (an awful idea!), would eliminating cycles limit visitors to taxis or the bus?
And, FWIW, I suppose I don’t know, but would like to understand.
May not hurt to think about renting cars to tourists. With so many members of IB and expats in general leaving you may have enough room on the roads. Not like tourists are coming in droves.