Police in Eleuthera are investigating the circumstances surrounding a traffic accident that has left a man dead on Saturday, 26th March 2016. Reports are that shortly after 4:00am, a man was riding a motorcycle on Queens Highway, Gregory Town, when he collided into a Ford Expedition vehicle that resulted in him receiving serious injuries. The man was pronounced dead on the scene by a medical doctor.
According to authorities, the resident of Gregory Town was born March 26th, 1970, and would be celebrating his 46th birthday today. He was travelling south on a motorcycle, and the male driver of a Ford Expedition – a resident of The Bluff, was travelling north along a hill, approaching the Glass Window bridge when they collided. The motorcycle driver was said to have died on impact, and the bike was described as having caught fire and was completely destroyed.
Investigators from the Police Traffic Department in New Providence will fly into Eleuthera later today to assist in the investigations.