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KPSM investigates Bush Road crash involving scooter rider

KPSM says a man was found with severe upper-body injuries and no signs of life after a Bush Road crash on Monday 2 November.

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KPSM is investigating a traffic accident on Bush Road reported shortly before 4am AST on Monday 2 November, after Central Police Dispatch received a report of a man lying on the roadway beside a scooter.

According to KPSM, officers found the man on the side of the road with severe upper-body injuries and no signs of life. Preliminary information indicates he had been riding from the direction of the Prince Bernhard Bridge when a small grey vehicle travelling in the opposite direction struck him. KPSM said an unidentified third vehicle then ran over him.

KPSM Traffic Department personnel are investigating the sequence of events and the vehicles involved. Police asked anyone who witnessed the crash or has information about the vehicles to contact KPSM.

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