{"id":20342,"date":"2026-08-27T10:47:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T10:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/27\/motorcycle-crash-in-kalymnos-kills-21-year-old-greek-australian-on-holiday-greek-city-times\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T10:47:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T10:47:05","slug":"motorcycle-crash-in-kalymnos-kills-21-year-old-greek-australian-on-holiday-greek-city-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/27\/motorcycle-crash-in-kalymnos-kills-21-year-old-greek-australian-on-holiday-greek-city-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Motorcycle crash in Kalymnos kills 21-year-old Greek Australian on holiday \u2013 Greek City Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-first=\"S\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A 21-year-old Greek Australian on holiday in Kalymnos died in the early hours of Wednesday, 26 August 2026, after a motorcycle crash on the island.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Police on patrol from the Kalymnos Police Department found the young man lying unconscious on the road at about 6 a.m. His two-wheeled motorcycle was on the ground nearby.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Family members said he had been celebrating his 21st birthday<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An EKAB ambulance was called immediately and took him to Kalymnos Hospital. Doctors treated him, but he died of his injuries a short time later.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Kalymnos Police Department has opened a preliminary investigation into how the fatal accident happened and what caused it. The man\u2019s name has not been released in official reports. One local report said a funeral was planned for Saturday, 29 August, at the Church of Taxiarchis in Chora, Kalymnos.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Based on police statements carried by Greek media and AMNA.<\/em><\/p>\n<footer class=\"article-tags entry-footer\">\n<div>\n\t\t<strong>Tags:<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\tAegean Islands, ekab, fatal crash, Greece news, Greek Australian, greek news today, Holiday Tragedy, Kalymnos, Kalymnos hospital, Motorcycle accident, traffic accident\t<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"category_container author-information\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<section id=\"authorpage\" class=\"authorpage\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/99ca06517608e7af44e9761bf7c358974ffbc4a43859fd8e5be6fc2f50d341af?s=164&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/99ca06517608e7af44e9761bf7c358974ffbc4a43859fd8e5be6fc2f50d341af?s=328&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-164 photo lazyload\" height=\"164\" width=\"164\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"author-content\">\n<h5>Bill Giannopoulos<\/h5>\n<h4>Junior Editor<\/h4>\n<p>Bill Giannopoulos is a Junior Editor at Greek City Times, covering Greek and international news, sport, and history.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.gr\" class=\"boxed-icon fill\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-link\"\/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/2026\/08\/27\/kalymnos-motorcycle-accident-21-year-old-greek-australian-dies\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 21-year-old Greek Australian on holiday in Kalymnos died in the early hours of Wednesday, 26 August 2026, after a motorcycle crash on the island. Police on patrol from the Kalymnos Police Department found the young man lying unconscious on the road at about 6 a.m. His two-wheeled motorcycle was on the ground nearby. 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