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Unlicensed 26-year-old identified as car driver in fatal accident

Hassan Samah, 23, a prison guard working for the Correctional Service, was killed when his motorcycle was hit by a speeding sports car.

6 September 2024

Police have identified the driver of a race car that fatally hit a young man on Friday as a 26-year-old Maldivian who did not have a driver's licence. 

Police identified the arrested driver as Mohamed Visam Sidqee from Addu Hithadhoo.

Hassan Samah, 23, a prison guard working for the Correctional Service, was killed when his motorcycle was hit by the speeding sports car before attending a marathon in Hulhumale Friday morning.

The accident happened in front of the Ooredoo office building near Central Park at around 2 am.

The young man sustained serious head and face injuries in the accident and died shortly after being taken to Hulhumale Hospital.

A young man was seriously injured in another accident in Male Thursday morning.

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