Overview
- Badung police say the Yamaha Nmax overtook and turned across the road into an oncoming car in clear early-morning conditions on Petitenget Street in North Kuta.
- Bryce Alexander Black, 33, died at the scene on December 28, and his partner Samantha Baillie, 33, was taken to BIMC Sunset Road Hospital in critical condition.
- The incident report states the road was straight with an unobstructed view at about 4:30am local time when the head-on collision occurred.
- Neither traveler had insurance, and a GoFundMe organized by friend Savannah‑Leigh Homer reports an initial $6,000 payment and an outstanding bill of about $52,000, with the fundraiser surpassing $50,000.
- Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade says it is providing consular assistance as family and friends in Bali work to arrange Baillie’s care and return to New South Wales.