Hong Kong man, 61, dies in hospital after bike accident on Lamma Island

A Hong Kong man died in hospital after a bike crash on Lamma Island in the early hours of Friday.

Emergency personnel were alerted shortly before 3am when the man, 61, was found unconscious beside his bike on Yung Shue Wan Back Street.

A police spokesman said the victim suffered head injuries and was found by a passer-by.

The man was first sent to North Lamma Clinic and then airlifted to Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital in Chai Wan, where he was certified dead at about 4.30am.

The case was later reclassified as a fatal traffic accident, according to police.

The spokesman said an initial investigation found nothing suspicious. Officers were still looking into the case.