Motorcyclist Injured In Collision With Ambulance
[Updated] Emergency services responded to a collision at approximately 6.00pm this evening [Nov 8] on St. David’s main road where it appears a motorcyclist was injured in a collision involving an ambulance.
Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service personnel tended to the injured rider until ambulances arrived for the rider and a patient who was in the ambulance involved in the crash.
Traffic was diverted away from the scene while relevant officers conducted inquiries. Details are limited at this time, however we will update as able.
Update 8.02pm: The BFRS said, “At approximately 6:00 pm on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service responded to a report of a road traffic collision involving a Fire Service Ambulance and a bike on St. Davids Road in St. Davids.”
Fire Service spokesperson Staff Officer Delton White stated that “the Fire Service responded to a road traffic collision where a motorcycle was reported to have collided with a Fire Service Ambulance that had emergency lights and sirens activated due to being in the process of transporting a patient to KEMH.
“The injured rider and patient were transported to KEMH via separate KEMH ambulances.
“The accident is currently under investigation by the Bermuda Police Service.”
Update 9.31pm: A police spokesperson said, “Around 6:10pm on Tuesday, November 8th police officers were dispatched to a reported three vehicle collision on St. David’s Road in St. George’s.
“Details remain unclear at this time. However, apparently a motorcyclist struck a car and an ambulance in the vicinity of Southside Police Station.
“The rider, believed to be a 25 year old St. George’s man, was injured and taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital via ambulance for treatment of suspected head injuries.
“An update on his condition will be provided in due course.
“Traffic was temporarily diverted away from the area while relevant police personnel processed the scene.
“Inquiries continue and any witnesses should contact the main police telephone number 295-0011.”
Update Nov 9, 2pm: A police spokesperson said, “At last check this morning [Wednesday, November 9th] the 25 year old St. George’s man seriously injured in a reported three vehicle collision around 6:10pm Tuesday on St. David’s Road in St. George’s was in the Intensive Care Unit in stable condition.
Read More About
Category: Accidents and fires, All, News
Wow
Wow is right! Enough to flatten the tyre??!!
No superise here! bike riders are the worse on the streets..Young or old they ride on both sides of the road ,over taking you on the inside and outside of you..Come on my side of the road and you are all mine.. i am tired of always pulling over to my near side to avoid hitting..
We will pray for you. Two wrongs don’t make it right.
So you would be so petty and kill someone because you cant change the vector of your direction by millimeters which takes minimal effort and could save a life in that instant. I agree that motorcyclist need to take it easy but at the end of the day you are in a car and this person is exposed on a motorcycle. I disagree with your logic. you are literally now maliciously hogging the road
I pray that you don’t cross paths with a family member of yours
Sounds like a case of Due Care on the part of the bike rider.
@Cris m. Yes as a bike rider we all tend to slip by on the left or right side but we all don’t ride like maniacs. However, I will agree their are some people out there that are riding on borrowed time.
Maybe the ambulance had a flat and collided with the cycle.
Don’t be so quick to judge.
Shalom.
Almost got wiped out yesterday on my bike. I had to move over to the inside in my lane to avoid a rock. Turns out an idiot was a foot off my rear tire on his scooter trying to pass on the inside. I actually heard him scream, looked in my mirror and watched him drop his phone!
Traffic collisions take less than 4 seconds, with sirens and lights going the motorcyclist should have been even more alert and pulled over to his immediate left. At some point, guilty motorists will have to pay for all damages or a co-pay along with insurance applied….I just see it happening. A gentleman wasted the Coast Guard,s time when hit set sail knowing the weather was going to be terr ible, signalled a distress call and the Coast Guard went out to rescue him. He was put in Court and fined. If one contributes to his demise should the cost of Emergency Services been borne partially by the offender ?
Be extra careful bike riders, 58 people, plus Cris m, are in favor of causing bike riders they deem to be in the wrong, grievous bodily harm and possibly death because they are tired of braking or taking evasive action. Imagine after one of you idiots kill someone then find out the person had a medical condition or something.