By DayakDaily Team
KUCHING, April 25: A man was killed in an accident involving two motorcycles at the traffic light junction at Jalan Paragon in Bintulu on Thursday night (April 24).
According to Bintulu district police chief Supt Nixon Joshua Ali, the accident occurred at 11.49pm and involved a Honda motorcycle and a Yamaha RXZ motorcycle.
“The accident was believed to have occurred when the rider of the Honda motorcycle was heading from Pasar Lama Bintulu to Jalan Sultan Iskandar, whereas the other motorcyclist (Yamaha) was coming from Park City to Kampung Baru,” he said in a statement.
He said, based on the dashcam video footage obtained from other vehicles at the location, the Honda motorcyclist ran the red light and collided with the Yamaha motorcyclist, who was moving when the traffic light turned green.
As a result, both motorcyclists, who are local men in their 30s, were rushed to Bintulu Hospital.
He added that at around 1am, the Honda motorcyclist passed away while being treated at the hospital’s Red Zone, which was announced by his sibling when he came to make a police report.
The case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987. — DayakDaily
