Two separate road traffic collisions in the east end over the weekend left three people injured, including a police officer, and caused traffic disruption.
The first happened on Saturday night. A routine police traffic check took a dangerous turn when a motorcycle rider attempted to evade officers, crashed and left both himself and a police officer injured.
Police say officers conducting traffic checks near Cahow Way and Kindley Field Road spotted the male rider travelling east at high speed.
Ignoring the officers’ signal to stop, he turned back west along the Causeway, but his attempt to get away ended when he lost control of the bike and crashed onto the roadway.
The rider sustained a leg injury and was taken to hospital by ambulance. He was arrested on suspicion of driving while impaired.
The Causeway was temporarily closed while police forensically processed the scene.
Sunday brought another crash in the east end, this time on North Shore Road in Smith’s, just west of the junction with Jennings Road.
A car travelling east veered into a utility pole, leaving the male driver with minor injuries and the road blocked in the aftermath.
Traffic was diverted along Jennings Road and Store Hill while the scene was processed.
