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Australian, 20, dies in Koh Phangan bike smash

KOH PHANGAN: One 20-year-old Australian, Owen Dalby, is dead and his friend Glenn Baker, also 20, was left with serious injuries after a bike crash on Sunday (July 14).

Owen was driving the bike and Glenn was in the attached sidecar when the crash happened, Australian media reports said.

Owen died in the accident and Glenn is in a critical condition in a Bangkok hospital, after the crash in the town of Thong Sala on Koh Phangan.

Source: http://www.thephuketnews.com/australian-20-dies-in-koh-phangan-bike-smash-40937.php

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-- Phuket News 2013-07-21

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Australian tourist Owen Dalby dies from motorbike impact on the Island of Koh Phangan
Koh Phangan News

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Australian Tourist Owen Dalby

Australian Tourist Ownen Dalby, a 20-year-old of Coffs Harbour, has tragically died in a motorcycle crash in Thong Sala on Sunday July 14th and is said to have shielded his close friend Glen Baker from the impact.

Owen was driving the bike and Glenn was in the attached sidecar when the crash happened, Australian media reports said.

Glen, a popular local bodyboarder, was left fighting for his life in a critical condition in a Thai hospital after the accident in the town of Thong Sala on the island of Koh Phangan on Sunday.

Family said the young men had been doubling on a motorcycle and that Owen “took the full force of the impact” by jumping in front of Glen to save him.

Read More: http://kohphangannews.org/high-alert/australian-tourist-owen-dalby-dies-from-motorbike-impact-on-the-island-of-koh-phangan-1830.html

--Koh Phangan Island News 2013-07-21

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