A collision between a motorcycle, driven by a foreigner, and a taxi occurred in Ho Chi Minh City on Sunday afternoon. The bike driver, whose name has not been released, was injured. 

>> Unidentified foreigner dies after crashing bike into wall The incident took place at the Hang Xanh crossroads in Binh Thanh District at 2:30 pm yesterday when a high-capacity Ducati Monster 800, with registered number plate 59 - 506 NN-905, collided with a taxi with number plate 51A – 731.41.

The foreigner travelled to the intersection from Dien Bien Phu Street while the taxi came from Xo Viet Nghe Tinh Street.  Based on the number plate, the foreigner may be a French national, witnesses said.  The collision threw the foreigner, who may be around 30 years old, to the ground and seriously injured him, witnesses said. The taxi driver then took the man to the Nhan Dan Gia Dinh Hospital in Binh Thanh District for emergency treatment. The motorbike was heavily damaged, while the front of the taxi was dented and its headlights were broken. 

After the incident was reported, local police and their counterparts from the HCMC railway and road police department arrived to examine the scene.

Both the bike and the taxi were brought to the nearest police station for investigation.

Police are working to identify the foreigner and determine the cause of the accident.

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