May 13 - Daily Report

Wed, 2009-05-13

Fire - Around 1am today, Police received a report of a fire on Middle Road in Paget outside of Eve’s Cycles. The Bermuda Fire Service also attended the scene and extinguished the blaze. It appears that the fire caused minor damage to the eastern section of the building and extensive damage to several motorcycles parked outside; however no one was injured. An investigation into the cause of the fire is underway.

Injury RTC

Around 6:20pm on Tuesday, Police attended a reported road traffic collision resulting in injury on Park Road in Pembroke involving a taxi and a motorcycle. It appears that the motorcycle was traveling east on Park Road and the taxi was traveling in the opposite direction when the vehicles collided. The rider of the cycle, a 19 year old St. George’s man, sustained injuries to his knees and left hand. The driver of the taxi, a 52 year old Devonshire man, was not injured. The motorcycle received extensive front end damage while the taxi received moderate front end damage. Inquiries into this incident are underway.

Around 4:15pm on Monday, Police attended a reported road traffic collision resulting in injury at the junction of Scott’s Hill Road and the Railway Trail in Sandy’s parish involving a motorcycle and a pedestrian. It appears that the motorcycle was traveling east on the Railway Trail and the pedestrian was standing along the Railway Trail near Sandy’s Secondary Middle School when the collision occurred. The motorcyclist then struck a wall. The rider of the cycle, a 19 year old Sandy’s parish man, sustained broken ribs and facial lacerations. He was taken to KEMH via ambulance for treatment and is currently in stable condition. His injuries are not believed to be life threatening. The pedestrian, a 13 year old Sandy’s parish girl, sustained a fractured right wrist. Inquiries into this incident are underway.