51-Yr-Old Man Flown Overseas After Accident
[Updated] An accident occurred around 6.15pm on Saturday [July 7] in Sandys which involved a truck towing a trailer with a jet ski, a car and a motorcycle. Unofficial reports indicate that the trailer broke free from the truck, smashing into the car and a man riding a motorcycle.
At around 6:15pm on Saturday, police and first responders attended a collision on Somerset Road in Sandys parish near the junction with Heydon Gardens. The rider of the motorcycle, a 51 year old Sandys parish man, was injured and taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital via ambulance for treatment.
Update 5.55pm: The 51 year old motorcycle rider has been flown overseas for further medical treatment.
A police spokesperson said, “The initial information suggested that a motorcycle and a car towing a trailer with a jet ski were traveling along Somerset Road in Sandys parish when a collision occurred on Saturday evening.
“However, it now appears that a truck towing a trailer with a jet ski as well as a motorcycle and a car were all traveling along Somerset Road in Sandys parish near the junction with Heydon Gardens around 6:15pm on Saturday, July 7th when the jet ski and trailer were in collision with the car and motorcycle, causing traffic delays in the area.
“The 51 year old motorcycle rider injured as a result has been flown overseas for further medical treatment. The Sandys parish man was initially treated at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital. There were no other injuries reported. Inquiries into this collision are ongoing and any witnesses are encouraged to contact PC Dinell Bean on 234-1010.”
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Please get ur story straight before u post it …the car WAS NOT. Towing the jet ski it was being towed by a truck!!! So just to be sure there was a car…truck…trailor….bike and a jet ski!!!!!
Wishing a speedy recovery for the injured parties involved.
I pray that the gentleman that was injured on the motor cycle will be ok and makes a speedy recovery. I am interested in knowing if the Jet Ski trailer was licenced and insured to be on the road which is required under the Motor Car Act 1951 and Motor Car Insurance (Third-Party Risks) Act 1943. This would mean that that trailer would have to have been tested at TCD passed for road worthiness and that the vehicle pulling it has the braking capacity to stop both the vehicle and the trailer. (Failure of such should of course result in a $750.00 fine for it being unlicenced and a court appearance with a likely fine of $1000.00 for it not being insured!) I pray that it was insured as the injured parties medical expenses should not be borne by his insurance company but that of the person pulling the trailer. I hope that all the people that think it is ok to just hook up your Jet Ski trailer to the back of any vehicle for your leisurely weekend hobby are paying attention and abide by the law and save yourself a major headache and possible lawsuit!
It wasn’t licensed/insured…!
All the best to the accident victim, Bermuda is rooting for your recovery. I too hope that all the legalities for towing were in place, but sometimes bad things just happen. This was afterall an accident and not a malicious intentional act, no doubt given the grave injury sustained by the victim,the driver will have to live with the guilt of what he could have done better to secure his load, for the rest of his life.
We could all do with reducing our speed a bit as our high powered oversized cars leave very little room for error on our tiny roads in which few have been expanded to accommodate them, this is not to imply that speed was a factor in this event.
Tomorrow it could be anyone of us in a similar situation. We just never know…
THIS WAS A HUMBLE GUY THIS HAPPEN TO AND I WISH YOU A SPEEDY RECOVERY FRIEND GOD BLESS AND I LOVE YOU