Bermuda?s roads have claimed another life after a 36-year-old man was killed when the cycle he was driving collided with a bus early yesterday morning.

Friends and co-workers reacted with shock yesterday to the news that Alex Wright, an Englishman who worked with Kiassa Limited, had been killed.

Mr. Wright had only been on the Island nine months.

He was a roofer who was well liked by his co-workers and will be sorely missed.

His contract manager Norman Nusum described him as a ?happy, go-lucky type of guy?.

He told Mr. Wright was brought up in Grimsby, a town in the county of Lincolnshire on England?s northeast coast.

Mr. Wright was said to be a huge fan of Grimsby Town, the area?s Division Two football team.

Before coming to Bermuda, he had worked in Yorkshire and despite his northern heritage, Mr. Nusum said Mr. Wright had a southern accent from the many years he spent working in London.

?Everyone who met him liked him,? Mr. Nusum said. ?He?ll be missed by all the lads.?

Police spokesman Robin Simmons confirmed that Mr. Wright?s family in the UK had been notified of his death.

Mr.Wright was travelling west on Kindley Field Road in St. George?s at approximately 12:15 yesterday morning.

Police said it appeared that his rental cycle had crossed into the eastbound land and collided with an oncoming bus.

Mr. Wright sustained serious head injuries.

An off duty Police officer, who happened to be on Kindley Field Road at the time of the accident, administered first aid with the help of a passenger from the bus.

Paramedics arrived shortly after and continued first aid, however, Mr. Wright died of his injuries at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital at 1:20 a.m.

Public Transport Board director Dan Simmons yesterday offered his condolences to the family and friends of Mr. Wright.

?These things are unfortunate and tragic,? he said.

The driver of the bus involved in the collision was not at work today.

Mr. Simmons said the Employee Assistance Programme will assess her before any decisions are made about when she will return to work.

Mr. Wright was Bermuda?s twelfth ?official? road fatality of 2005. Antonio Armando Correia also died this week following an unreported RTA, however, authorities have yet to determine whether his death was caused by the accident or a pre-existing condition.