Youth critically injured in Fuvahmulah accident dies

The youth who was put on ventilator support after sustaining critical injuries in an accident in Fuvahmulah City has passed away on Tuesday morning.

A spokesperson from Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH) said the 30-year-old Maldivian man died at approximately 8:12am this morning, while on ventilator support.

The accident took place at Fuvahmulah City’s Bodufannu Magu at approximately 10:15pm on Saturday night.

Investigations so far show that the accident was a result of the speeding motorcycle veering out of control and crashing into a wall, said the Police.

He was initially treated at Fuvahmulah Hospital and brought to Male’ City for further treatment in the early hours of Sunday morning.