A 29-year-old Devonshire man was killed today when his motorcycle collided with a stone wall alongside South Road in Devonshire near the junction with Devon Heights Road.

Police and paramedics arrived to find the Devonshire man's body on the pavement near the road's centre line.

His death is Bermuda's thirteenth road fatality this year. His identity is being withheld until authorities notify next of kin.

Several people who were driving through the area at around the same time said they spotted the motorcyclist just a few minutes earlier driving fast.

"He came cross us doing at least 75, 80 miles per hour," said Anthony Burgess who saw the motorcyclist in Paget.

"The truck that I was in had to slam brakes to let him get through.

Police say the crash happened around 9.50 a.m. The weather was clear at the time and the roads were dry.

As police conducted their investigation South Road was shut down between Collector's Hill and Brighton Hill Road.

See tomorrow's Royal Gazette for a full report.