BERMUDA College yesterday denied all knowledge of structural weakness in the road which collapsed on Wednesday and crushed a young mother to death.

Andrea (Trott) Bicari, a 34-year-old paraprofessional, died after being pinned down in her car under the landslide, despite the efforts of emergency services, students and teachers to rescue her.

On Wednesday afternoon, the neighbouring Elbow Beach Hotel said its engineers had had a meeting - ironically on the morning of the incident - about faults in the service road which collapsed from 30 feet above the College car park.

Yesterday, with the College closed and a police investigation under way, College director of communications Evelyn James Barnett said no one at the College had been informed about weaknesses in the service road.

Ms James Barnett said she had contacted the College's directors of operations and security, as well as the acting general manager of the Stonington Beach Hotel, none of whom had been informed about the reported cracks in the road or retaining wall.

"The College has also retained the services of independent consultant engineers Woodbourne Associates to check for structural damage to College buildings across the street from the parking lot," added Ms James Barnett.

"Both the College Centre and the library buildings were checked this (yesterday) morning for structural integrity. The College received the green light for both buildings just after 11 a.m."

Elbow Beach's director of communications Kendaree Burgess-Fairn said yesterday she was not at liberty to talk more about the incident, or to say whether hotel representatives had been in touch with the College executive.

"Our insurers have advised us to restrict all communications with the media," said Ms Burgess-Fairn.

"The event was a tragic one and our sympathies go out to the family of the deceased and we want them to know that our thoughts and prayers are with them."

Ms James Barnett said all classes were likely to resume at the College from next Monday.