A male motorcyclist lost his life after colliding with a car driven by a female in Nassau Village on Sunday.
Officer in Charge of the Royal Bahamas Police Force Traffic Division, Chief Superintendent David Lockhart was on the scene where he spoke to reporters. He said, “we’ve seen a rise in motorcycles on the road. We seen an increase in motorcyclists riding with the bikes unlicensed, uninsured, uninspected and they were not wearing helmets. We want to say to them that they are also subject to the rules and regulations of The Bahamas and they must adhere to all the road traffic rules and regulations.”
While the motorcyclist succumbed to his injuries on the scene, the female driver of the car was taken to hospital. Lockhart said police received information “that there was a passenger on this motorbike and after to collision he fled the scene. We’re still actively trying to locate him and we want to put a plea out to the public. If that person who was riding on this cycle along with the deceased please come forward and share the information as to what occur or what led up to this crash.”
This is the 46th traffic fatality for 2023.
