A Czech national has died in Canggu after getting into a motorbike accident early on Thursday morning.
Badung Police Chief Insp. I Putu Raka Wiratma confirmed the death to local media and said the accident involved two motorbikes around 4:30 am.
The victim, KO, 28, had been riding as a passenger on the back of a scooter driven by his brother, JO on Jl. Raya Canggu, according to Tribun Bali.
The pair collided with Munggu resident, PB, 40, who had a passenger as well, WP, 41.
Details of the accident are still under investigation, but police allege the Czechs’ bike had been moving at a high speed when it crashed into PB’s bike. Police also allege that alcohol may have been a factor in the accident.
KO reportedly died at Denpasar’s Sanglah Hospital.
JO and PB are both reportedly being treated for injuries at a hospital in Badung.
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