Around 5pm today (Monday, June 19th) police and first responders were dispatched to a reported two vehicle collision on South Road in Devonshire near the junction with Brimstone Hill involving a rental cycle and a car.

Details remain limited.

However, it appears that the rider, believed be a 63 year old man, was traveling with a young female pillion passenger, believed to be a 10 year old girl, when the collision occurred.

Both were injured and taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital via ambulance.

The male visitor was later pronounced dead at the hospital.

No further information regarding the deceased will be provided at this time, until his next of kin have been notified.

At last check the young female visitor was receiving treatment for her injuries and an update on her condition will be given in due course.

Traffic diversions were in effect at the junctions of Tee Street and Brighton Hill Road while the relevant police personnel examined the scene.

A full investigation into this fatal collision, the seventh for 2017, is underway and any witnesses are asked to contact the Roads Policing Unit on 247-1788.