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Visitor Dies Following Golf Cart Accident

Visitor Dies Following Golf Cart Accident

[Updated] A 73-year-old female tourist from Virginia passed away yesterday [May 8] following an accident which occurred on the the Rosewood Tuckers Point Club property. Details are unclear at this time, however we understand the lady was injured in an accident involving a golf cart and passed away the following day. Tucker’s Point have not yet... Read more of this article

Police Seek Witnesses To Fatal Collision

Police Seek Witnesses To Fatal Collision

Police are continuing to appeal for any witnesses to the fatal road traffic collision that occurred around 6pm Thursday, April 7th 2011 at the junction of Middle Road and Parsons Lane in Devonshire, claiming the life of 49 year old Timothy Pedro. Anyone that may have seen this collision or have any information about it is encouraged to contact PC Steven... Read more of this article

Police Name Accident Victim As Timothy Pedro

Police Name Accident Victim As Timothy Pedro

The Bermuda Police have named the gentleman who passed away following a road traffic collision yesterday [Apr.7] as Timothy Pedro. A Police spokesman said, “The Bermuda Police Service can confirm the death of, 49 year old Timothy Joseph Pedro of Sousa Estate Road in Devonshire. Police responded to a report of a road traffic collision that took... Read more of this article

Accident: Police Confirm Death of 49-Yr-Old Man

Accident: Police Confirm Death of 49-Yr-Old Man

[Updated] Just before 6pm this evening [Apr.7] a motorcyclist was involved in serious road traffic collision on Middle Road in Devonshire. Both Police and the Fire Service attended the scene, which is presently taped off, with traffic being diverted. The motorcyclist, a 49-year-old Devonshire man, was rushed to King Edward Memorial Hospital, and where... Read more of this article

Vershon Simmons Tribute Video

Vershon Simmons Tribute Video

Bermuda songstress Heather Nova’s “Together As One” — an anthem dedicated to both sailing and voyages of personal discovery — provides the musical accompaniment to a new video memorialising Vershon Simmons, the 18-year-old “Spirit of Bermuda” crew member who died in a road traffic accident on March 5. A friend... Read more of this article

Accident Victim Named As Vershon Simmons

Accident Victim Named As Vershon Simmons

The young man who tragically lost his life in a road traffic accident last night [Mar.5] has been officially named as Vershon Simmons. A Police spokesman said, “The Bermuda Police Service can now confirm the death of 18 year old Vershon Simmons of Pembroke.” “Around 9:30pm Saturday, March 5th 2011 Mr. Simmons was riding a motorcycle... Read more of this article

Teen Dies Following Harbour Road Accident

Teen Dies Following Harbour Road Accident

[Updated] A teenager has died following an accident on Harbour Road in Paget near the junction with Cobbs Hill Road this evening [Mar.5] His age is not officially confirmed at this time, however we understand him to be around 18 years old. We will add the official Police statement when we receive it. Bernews extends our sincere sympathies to the young... Read more of this article

Tribute Video to Leaha Lanfear

Tribute Video to Leaha Lanfear

A tribute video ‘The birds still sing her name’ has been posted online, dedicated to Leaha Lanfear who died late last year in a traffic accident on East Broadway. Creator Steve Haich said: “It touches on the grief and the tragedy but says that we should remember and celebrate how beautiful and amazing she was…’The birds... Read more of this article

Tanker Deaths Still Under Investigation

Tanker Deaths Still Under Investigation

The Bahamian press reports that the two bodies retrieved from the Aegean Angel are expected to be handed over to Greek authorities by next week once Bahamian police have conducted their preliminary inquiries. Following the two tragic deaths aboard the boat, a Cypriot national was brought to Bermuda five days ago via a US Coast Guard helicopter. He is... Read more of this article

Ship Heads to Bermuda: 2 Killed & 1 Injured

Ship Heads to Bermuda: 2 Killed & 1 Injured

[Updated] A ship is heading to Bermuda to obtain medical care for an injured officer after two other crew members were killed today [Dec 30] after a wave hit the 274 metre ‘Aegean Angel’ [pictured] as it was sailing in the mid- Atlantic with a cargo of fuel oil. The 47-year old captain and a 33-year old chief mechanic were killed, and the... Read more of this article

24-Yr-Old Female Dies Following Accident

24-Yr-Old Female Dies Following Accident

Only days before Christmas, Bermuda has sadly recorded the 13th road fatality of the year with the passing of 24-year-old Leaha Lanfear. She is the third person to have suffered fatal injuries on Bermuda’s roads in the last ten days. Ms Lanfear was involved in a single vehicle motorbike accident early in the morning on December 16, on Crow Lane... Read more of this article

70% of Road Deaths Alcohol Related

70% of Road Deaths Alcohol Related

Mr Anthony Santucci, Chairman of CADA, said today that historically, about 70% of all road deaths are alcohol related. He was speaking at a Press Conference along with David Minors, Road Safety Officer of the Road Safety Council, and Assistant Commissioner of Police Paul Wright. Ass’t Comm Wright backed up Mr Santucci’s observation by saying that... Read more of this article