A 56-year-old man has died two days after being injured in a crash in Hamilton Parish.

It is the seventh road traffic fatality this year.

Police said that at about 6.45pm on Thursday, November 7, officers were called to a serious road traffic collision involving two motorcycles on Blue Hole Hill, near the junction with Dolphin Drive.

A spokesman said: “Officers arrived at the scene to find EMTs already providing assistance to both riders, a 56-year-old male and a 45-year-old male who were lying on the roadway next to their vehicles, which were extensively damaged.

“The 56-year-old male sustained serious head and other injuries. The 45-year-old male suffered a serious leg injury.

“Both men were transported to King Edward the VII Memorial Hospital for further treatment. Sadly, the 56-year-old succumbed to his injuries.

“The 46-year-old remains warded at the hospital following surgery.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact Pc Victor Fishington of the Roads Policing Unit on 717-0836 or e-mail vfishington@bps.bm. People can also call the RPU office on 247-1788 or the main police number, 295-0011.

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