A tragic road accident occurred in the early hours of the morning in Mytilene, with a young motorbike driver losing his life.

According to lesvosnews.net, the accident occurred shortly before 4:00 a.m., near the city’s stadium, when, under unclear circumstances, the two-wheeler driven by the unfortunate man crashed hard into the back of a garbage truck.

The municipality’s vehicle was performing a scheduled garbage collection, which makes the circumstances of the accident the subject of a thorough investigation by the relevant authorities.

As reported by the local media, the victim was a young foreigner, with no further details of his identity given so far.

As part of the prescribed procedure, the driver of the garbage truck was taken before the prosecutor’s office, where he testified about the incident and was subsequently released.

Authorities are continuing to collect evidence and witnesses in order to determine the exact cause of the fatal accident.