A 20-year-old male motorcyclist died in hospital on Saturday night after a crash with another motorbike on the Macau-Taipa Friendship Bridge, the Public Security Police Force (PSP) said in a statement.
The other motorbike rider was not injured in the accident.
According to the PSP statement on Saturday night, the police received a report at 7:10 p.m. on Saturday about the crash, when the two motorcycles were travelling on the bridge from Taipa to the peninsula.
The Fire Services Bureau (CB) said on Saturday that upon arrival at the scene, paramedics were unable to detect the rider’s heartbeat, and he was not breathing. He suffered lacerations on his forehead, abrasions on his left knee, and contusions on his left shoulder while bleeding from his nose and mouth. He was rushed to the public Conde de São Januário Hospital Centre for emergency treatment.
The PSP statement said that the rider, a local resident, was pronounced dead at 8:16 p.m. after life-saving efforts failed.
The statement said that the police have completed gathering evidence at the accident scene and launched an investigation into the exact cause of the crash.
The police are urging witnesses to the accident to contact their Traffic Department on 2837 4214.
Saturday’s fatal crash came 10 days after a fatal motorcycle accident in which a 37-year-old local male rider lost control of his vehicle and crashed into the roadside barriers in the Zone A new urban area. No other vehicles were involved in that accident.
In the first eight months of this year, seven people have died in traffic accidents – two drivers and five pedestrians, according to the latest available official statistics.
