Tue, 2017-09-19

Around 2:30pm today (Tuesday, September 19th) police and first responders were dispatched to a reported serious collision at the junction of North Shore Road and My Lord’s Bay Road in Hamilton parish involving an unmarked police car and a motorcycle.

Initial information suggests that both the car driver and motorcyclist were injured.

The motorcyclist is believed to be more seriously injured and a condition update on the individuals involved will be provided in due course.

Traffic is being diverted away from the area pending examination of the scene by a traffic collision investigator.

Any witnesses to this collision are asked to contact the main police telephone number 295-0011.

Update: Wednesday, September 20th - A full investigation is underway into the serious collision that occurred around 2:30pm Tuesday at the junction of North Shore Road and My Lord’s Bay Road in Hamilton parish, involving an unmarked police car and a motorcycle.

Both vehicles have been impounded and CCTV footage of the incident is being reviewed as part of the investigation.

At last check earlier this morning (September 20th) the injured motorcyclist, a 25 year old Smith’s parish man, was listed in critical but stable condition in the hospital’s Intensive Care Unit.

The injured police officer, who was driving the car involved, was also treated at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital but later discharged.

Traffic was diverted away from the area for approximately two hours while the scene was processed by the relevant police personnel.

The appeal for witnesses continues and anyone that saw this collision is encouraged to contact Inspector Robert Cardwell at the Roads Policing Unit on 247-1076.

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