Man injured while trying to steal bag on stolen motorcycle
On their getaway route, the robbers had snatched the handbag of a tourist on Lily Road when the man chasing the robbers managed to intercept them.
By
Ahmed Sadhoof Moosa
Two people who stole a motorcycle from Orchid Magu and then snatched a handbag from a tourist walking down Lily Magu in Male have fallen off their ride and injured themselves Sunday evening.
The accident happened at 7pm on Lily Magu, near the Dhivehi Insurance office.
Police said a two-vehicle collision on Lily Magu was reported at 7:02 p.m.
Police added:
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Investigation so far has revealed that one of the motorcycles that met with the accident was driven after robbing a person on the street
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Police are active on the scene, still investigating
A witness told Atoll Times that while the two Maldivian men were riding a stolen motorcycle on Orchid Road, another man was chasing them on another motorcycle.
On their getaway route, the robbers had snatched the handbag of a tourist on Lily Magu when the man chasing the robbers managed to intercept them near the Dhivehi Insurance office, the witness said.
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The two men fell off the motorcycle and one of them sustained serious injuries
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The second man on the motorcycle fled the scene, leaving the injured man on the ground
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Police attended the scene, and the injured man was taken to hospital; his condition is still unclear
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The runaway man that was on the motorcycle with him is unknown
