Injuries Sustained At Road Traffic Collision
[Updated] Emergency services responded to a road traffic collision at approximately 7.45pm tonight [Jan 6] on Middle Road at the junction with Cobbs Hill Road.
As a result of the collision, traffic in the area is being diverted away from the area. Details are limited at this time, however we will update as able.
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Update 8.46pm: Police Media Manager Dwayne Caines said that one man had to be “extricated from under the car” by the Bermuda Fire & Rescue Service while another was “catapulted over a wall.”
“Both of the individuals have been taken to KEMH where they are being treated for injuries that right now are being classified as serious,” added Mr Caines.
Update 9.03pm: Audio of Mr Caines statement
Update 9.57pm: Police Media Manager Dwayne Caines said: “At 7.45 p.m. Police and first responders attended a report of a collision that took place at the junction of Middle Road and Cobbs Hill in Warwick.
“It appears that a man riding a motorcycle with a pillion passenger was travelling west on Middle Road when he collided with a car that was turning south onto Cobbs Hill.
“As a result, the rider of the bike was trapped under the car and had to be extricated by the Bermuda Fire Service.
“His pillion passenger was catapulted some 20 feet, landing over a wall on the Warwick Workman’s Club property. Both men were conveyed to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital with injuries that are classified as serious.
“The driver of the car was visibly shaken, but was not physically harmed.
“The area has been cordoned off while the Forensic Support Unit and Traffic Collision investigators process the scene.
“The Bermuda Police Service is asking witnesses to call 295-0011.”
Update Jan 7, 1.28pm: A police spokesperson said, “Police can now report the two 17-year-old males involved in the collision that took place on Middle Road in Warwick where a motorcycle collided with a car that was turning onto Cobbs Hill Road are both resting on a general ward at KEMH with non-life-threatening injuries.
“An investigation into this collision is now underway and police are appealing for witnesses or anyone with any information on this incident to contact police on 2950011.”
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Omg I surely pray all are gonna be fine…
Who are the foolish people that keep disliking some of the comments that are made. What if it was your child and someone is praying for them. I don’t understand people and there logic. I hope these young men are going to be ok. SMH
Perhaps they are objecting to the concept of praying, aka thinking, is in some way going to help, like some magic fairy is going to fly down from the sky and wave their wand and make them all better?
It was announced that the Auxiliary Bicycles [No. 2] Act 2009 will come into force on April 1st, 2010. From then on, a ‘Bermuda Youth License’ will be issued to 16 and 17 year olds after they complete the Project Ride program. The Youth Licence has restrictions:
Not permitted to ride an auxiliary cycle with a passenger
Not permitted to drive on the roads between 1:00am and 5:00am. o how iz it 2 17 year old on a bike together.
Lord be with these young men, they need a blessing, JEEEESSSSSUUUUSSSSS! AMEN!
They do indeed. Or a speed limiter.
Called Amen Corner for over 100 yrs for a reason…
The main reason is how people drive, we cant blame the roads. Negligent and careless of their lives and others. Laws should be enforced to combat this serious problem. I fear every time I drive in Bermuda. Therefore you must take even more caution when driving.
It is an intersection where sight lines are pretty good. A rarity in Bermuda.
So what is the problem? Why so many crashes there?
people not payin tf attention its really that simple
The fact that the pillion passenger was “catapulted some 20 feet, landing over a wall on the Warwick Workman’s Club property” might indicate that speed had a lot to do with it.
Bingo, peeps slow down!!!
we go through at least twice a day, queuing traffic tonight for lindos, people let you out but bikes keep over/undertaking in the busy traffic – not saying that is what happened but we see it a lot
In this case that’s exactly whar happened. A lot of bikers make decisions without seeing (or even looking for) the whole picture. They overtook someone who was about to turn over the hill from Four Ways side and failed to see the car turning over the hill from Warwick Academy side. It only takes a moment of misjudgement or miscalculation… My prayers go out to them, the driver, and rhe families.
That is not exactly the same as what happened here. In this case the driver turned into the path of the rider.
Perhaps this corner needs a traffic light, Cobbs Hill and Middle Road.
Excessive speed for the existing conditions.
Like most accidents in Bermuda
Actually, the sight line is deceptively clear at rhis junction. In actuality, the sight only becomes clear once you reach a certain point on the hill. However, they, coming down the hill, would’ve been advantaged from a visibility standpoint. But going up the hill, you almost have to reach Cobbs Hill Road before you can see traffic comibg from town.
Damn! Those guys must have been wangin’
OMG pray Bermuda
Praying for the young men and also the driver of the car! Lord please show favor and spare their lives! Give their families hope and comfort!
If prayer worked the ambulance would have taken them to church rather then the hospital.
Just because God doesn’t answer prayers from your ungreatful soul doesn’t mean he doesn’t answer other peoples prayers
Just because you assign a coincdental result as a validated proof of existence doesn’t make it a plausible conclusion
I hope and pray these young men make a full recovery….to the families of these young men we will keep you all in our prayers for the journey ahead…
I really wish people would drive with more caution and consideration. These young people drive so carelessly nowadays and overtake from both sides. Please be careful thoughts of people getting injured or dying is very sickening and heartwrenching. Please drive safely and slowly.
Tired of people on this island wearing blinders. There is no way someone is thrown 20 ft and another trapped under a vehicle and say they weren’t speeding. If everyone was using care caution and courtesy we wouldn’t have these incidents. However this is something bermuda has lost years ago so here we go.
Yes most people have their blinders on because the driver is at fault in this case. Plus your theory is flaud because a car can plaw into two people while they are standing still together and one person can be catapulted in the air while the other gets pined under the car.
People NEED to slow down and pay more attention when driving. Unfortunately, many think this will never happen to them and are always speeding, over/undertaking even on the curves of the road.
I hope these young men will be ok.
If the rider of the bike is 17 years old, he shouldn’t be towing? Is this being enforced as I have seen several towing.
They were also on a 125cc…
We as Bermudians need to take our roads more seriously.. driving/riding is not a game. We not only have to look out for our lives but the lives of the other people on the road.. Drive & Ride Safe Bermuda.. too many lives are put in danger because of bad decisions or silly mistakes on our roads.
Prayers go up for these two young men.. and to their families.
poor young men
Sympathy is appropriate where sympathy is due but how about if these two were speeding? What if they were trying to overtake the car right at the stop line? What if they did not stop at all? What if they did not even look? What if they did not take into consideration for the weight on the bike & steepness of the hill?
All of those what ifs are rider error. Nobody else. Who deserves the sympathy? Not the bike driver. The innocent & shaken car drivers deserve sympathy.
I gather the bike had been traveling fast weaving in and out of the traffic from back in Paget, May the injured boys have full recovery.
The only thing that will stop these bad accidents is some common sense when people operate a car or bike. We live in a place that is only 21 miles long and can go end to end in an hour. Everyday people are speeding and overtaking just for the sake of not being behind someone. I am surprised there is not a person killed everyday if you look how people drive. It only takes a split second for something to go wrong and than your gone, or worse you have killed an innocent person. Slow down and enjoy the ride , we live in a beautiful place .
Yes I agree with NO Nonsense pray for the young men, but people are so cold hearted to dislike positive comments. They need to be prayed for also. We as Bermudians need to stick together more and look out for the youth. Also for ALL the negative people out there God doesn’t sleep you all would be the first ones to call on him when your in need of help. Just because it’s not your turn of need know that one day it will. May God be with you when that day comes for you!!!!!!
God doesn’t sleep… because it doesn’t exist.
I find your scare tactics repugnant. Stop trying to shove your beliefs down peoples throats. It’s offensive.
Jesus isn’t coming back….because he doesn’t exist.
Thank God my Mobylette wasn’t high powered and capable of more than 50Kph. I actually had an ‘accident’ at 50Kph and the damage was minimal, names/addresses exchanged, no police, no insurance necessary.
I am glad to hear that the injuries suffered by these young men are not life threatening, and I hope for their swift recovery. Looking at the photos and the degree of damage to the car, it does however appear that excessive speed may well have been a factor. In addition, if the ages of the young men (both 17) has been correctly reported, my understanding of the law in Bermuda is that they should not have been riding pillion.
It should also be noted that he bike had the white/green motorcycle plate on it , not the blue 50cc plate .
18 is the age limit for a motorcycle, the driver will now be charged with driving while disqualified by reason of his age. For that bike to do that much damage to a CRV he must have been doing some serious speed.
Riding underage means that he was uninsured.
That boy’s Momma is going to have a massive bill to pay for him, his passenger and the damage to the vehicles.
Non-life threatening mercy they are very lucky and I hope this will teach them a lesson and the lord gave them another chance…
Unfortunately “non-life threatening” does not preclude a lengthy hospital stay and rehab. Who’s to pay? Most likely all of us eventually even if the parents have health insurance. I wonder how many are disabled from accidents which don’t make it to the news.
Bermuda & the people there are beautiful. Let’s try & slow down. Come to a complete stop. Look both ways. You know use common sense. All I read is accidents & injuries. As a visitor, I would never rent a bike but even the buses I’ve been on you have to hold on to for dear life. Just be careful & pray for a speedy recovery.
I all was involved in the accident, u bermudian people r pathetic fr, just think about it wen its your bie or nephews under a car regardless if we was speeding or not though we shouldn’t haven’t been towing n all that other stuff, stop acting innocent we all do things we ain’t suppose to do.. The car shouldn’t have tried to beat us then then stop in the middle of the road to brace for impact. F*** all u dumb a** people fr. Bless ya heart to all the people that still have one.
I think it’s time to learn proper writing skills bud.