Police investigate cargo boat for fleeing after crash that injured two

The police have opened an investigation after a cargo boat fled after crashing into a speedboat on Monday, leaving two people seriously injured.

The accident took place near K. Galufalhu at around 06:19 am, as the boat ‘Tour Guard’ with two people on board set off from Vilimale’ to Gili Lankanfushi Maldives.

The accident resulted in injuries to two people aboard ‘Tour Guard’; the boat’s 38-year-old captain, identified as a Maldivian male, and a 30-year-old crew member, identified as a Bangladeshi male.

A police spokesperson told Sun that investigators have identified the second vessel involved in the crash as a cargo boat.

He said that the police have opened a separate investigation into the fact that the cargo boat failed to stop, but fled after the crash.

“We are taking necessary measures in response to this accident through the investigation,” said the spokesperson.

The two people injured in the accident were rushed to the Indhira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH).

The police, quoting hospital officials, said they showed signs of improvement.