New details emerge after Aussie tourist is killed in freak motorcycle hit-and-run in Bali
By Sarah Liversidge[1] and Freddy Pawle For Daily Mail Australia[2]
Published: 00:36, 17 December 2023 | Updated: 00:40, 17 December 2023
An Aussie man killed in a horror motorcycle crash on a remote road in Bali was a keen photographer who travelled the world.
South Australian man Bradley Semmens, 33, was struck by another motorcycle on the popular holiday island at about 3.30pm on Tuesday.
He was riding a Honda Scoopy along the Persinggahan Highway, near the border of KlungKung and Karangasem regencies, on the Indonesian Island’s southeast coast.
Klungkung Police spokesperson Agus Widiono said the motorcyclist travelling in the opposite direction crossed into oncoming traffic and collided with Mr Semmens and then left him for dead on the side of the road.
South Australian man Bradley Semmens (pictured), a keen photographer, was killed on Tuesday when his motorcycle clashed with another on a remote road in Bali
Police said a motorcyclist travelling in the opposite direction crossed into oncoming traffic and collided with Mr Semmens and then left him for dead on the side of the road
It is understood Mr Semmens was an avid photographer and lived in Adelaide[3] but also spent time in Western Australia[4], according to The Advertiser[5].
His Instagram page is full of travel pictures from adventures in Australia, Asia and the US over the past three years.
His most recent post is a black and white portrait of a streetscape in Vietnam.
‘I am enjoying my time in vietnam (sic),’ he wrote alongside the photograph.
‘It’s magical! The food, the people, the culture and nature! It has it all.
The streets make the best b&w shots.’
Friends of Mr Semmens have set up a GoFundMe[6] to support his devastated family.
Loved ones have already donated more than £4000 in the last three days to the fundraiser.
A haunting photo of Mr Semmens looking relaxed and carefree while sitting on a motorbike has since emerged following his tragic death.
An eerie photograph of Mr Semmens riding a motorcycle has emerged since his tragic death
Mr Semmens was flung from his motorcycle and suffered a head injury before dying at the scene.
‘(Police) are now carrying out investigations to find out the identity of the motorbike driver who was involved in the accident with the victim,’ Widiono said.
Wayan Toya Arnawa, a witness, told police the road was relatively quiet at the time of the crash.
Despite locals swarming to the crash site to come to Mr Semmens’ aid, there is no description of the perpetrator.
‘Because they were busy helping the injured person, the perpetrator was not identified and had already fled to the east,’ Widiono said, according to Coconuts.
Police and ambulance arrived at the scene shortly after and pronounced Mr Semmens dead.
His body was taken to the Klunkung General Hosopital to be officially identified, where it remains awaiting ‘official embassy procedures’ according to Widiono.
References
- ^ Sarah Liversidge (www.dailymail.co.uk)
- ^ Freddy Pawle For Daily Mail Australia (www.dailymail.co.uk)
- ^ Adelaide (www.dailymail.co.uk)
- ^ Western Australia (www.dailymail.co.uk)
- ^ The Advertiser (www.adelaidenow.com.au)
- ^ GoFundMe (www.gofundme.com)