A 30-year old man is being detained after he allegedly stole a motorbike in Gozo and shortly afterwards was involved in a collision with the same motorcycle.
The accident happened at around 1.30pm in Triq L-Gharb, Gharb, where two motorcycles, a Honda and a Kymco, had collided and the Honda driver, a 34-year-old man from Xaghra, needed medical assistance.
At this point, the Police said that persons who were on site informed the police that the Kymco driver, “probably a British national,” had fled the scene. Police immediately began a search, and shortly afterwards he was found in the vicinity of the accident and was arrested.
During the arrest the man was aggressive towards the officers, but none were injured, the Police said.
During investigations, the Police found that the Kymco motorcycle had just been stolen from Sannat, allegedly from the same British man who was involved in the traffic accident and then fled the scene.
The two men were taken to the Gozo General Hospital, where the 34-year-old man was later certified to have sustained grievous injuries, while the condition of the arrested person is still pending.
Police investigations are ongoing.
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