Police are investigating reports that the 50-year-old man who died after a fatal crash, that he may have experienced a medical episode.
The victim was found lying unconscious in the road after a two-vehicle collision in Warwick yesterday.
Police and first responders attended the scene, which involved a taxi and a motorcycle just before 10am, on South Road near the junction with Tribe Road Number Two.
He was reportedly found lying face down on the road.
A spokesman for the Bermuda Police Service said: “He was immediately transported by ambulance to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time later.
“The taxi was headed west when the motorcycle rider who was travelling east reportedly drifted into the westbound lane and collided with the front of the taxi.
“There are reports the victim appeared to have experienced a medical episode before crossing lanes and becoming involved in the collision.
“The outcome of the investigation into this collision, as well as the results of an autopsy, will have to be received before a determination can be made as to whether or not this marks the fourth road fatality of the year.”
Witnesses, or anyone with information on the incident, are urged to contact Pc Walter Jackson, of the Roads Policing Unit, on 717-0469, 295-0011 or via e-mail at wjackson@bps.bm.
