Young man injured after losing control of motorcycle

A young man has been injured after losing control of his speeding motorcycle in Raa atoll Maduvvari.

Sources tell Sun Media that the injured man is a local 19-year-old named Mohamed Zimaam.

A witness to the incident told Sun Media that he was speeding on the motorcycle alone and landed on the gravel placed at south side beach after he lost control of the vehicle.

And official from the Maduvvari Hospital said that the man sustained two, deep and separate cuts on his forehead and sustained severe scrapes on the face, arms and legs.

The official said that the man is not in a serious condition but the injuries to the head, arms and legs require further investigation.

The Madduvvari Hospital official said the after initial treatment, the man has been sent to Ungoofaaru Hospital in stable condition for scans and other tests.