Police have named the second man killed in a traffic collision on Sunday morning as 32-year-old Gladwin N’Tiko Smith.

Mr Smith died after the motorcycle he was riding collided with a roadside embankment and a stone pillar on Harrington Sound Road in Hamilton Parish near the junction with Cedarberry Drive around 1.55am

Less than two hours later, 23-year-old Mesach Swan was killed in a crash near the junction of Middle Road and Evans Bay Road in Southampton.

He collided with a bike ridden by a 25-year-old St. George’s woman with a 27-year-old Sandys parish woman pillion passenger.

According to police, the St George’s woman was in stable condition at the hospital’s Intensive Care Unit and the Sandys parish woman was in stable condition on a general ward.

“The Bermuda Police Service extends condolences to the families and friends of Mr Smith and Mr Swan,” a police spokesman said. “Investigations into both fatal collisions are ongoing and Family Liaison Officers have been assigned to each man’s family to assist them at this difficult time.

“Regarding the fatal collision in Hamilton Parish, the investigating officer is particularly interested in speaking with the rider of a second motorcycle, believed to have been travelling with Mr. Smith prior to the collision.

“The second motorcycle rider as well as anyone with information on the whereabouts of Mr Smith in the hours prior to 1.55am Sunday should contact Constable Timothy Evelyn at the Roads Policing Unit on 247-1145 or via e-mail tevelyn@bps.bm.

“Regarding the fatal collision in Southampton, the investigating officer is particularly interested in speaking with anyone who has information on the whereabouts of 23-year-old Mr Swan in the hours prior to 3.45am.”

Anyone who can assist should contact Constable James Eli at the Roads Policing Unit on 247-1139 or via e-mail jeli@bps.bm.

“While it would be premature to speculate as to the cause(s) of Sunday’s fatal collisions, the Bermuda Police Service continues to urge all road users to consider their driving behaviours as these personal choices, along with appropriate enforcement, will help make our roads safer for everyone.”

The spokesman noted that a total of 91 tickers were issued for a variety of traffic offences over the weekend, including speeding, use of unlicensed vehicles, no third party insurance and no valid driver’s licence. In addition there were two arrests on suspicion of impaired driving, which were both detected during speed checks.