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Motorcyclist dies in crash with 4WD

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MOTORCYCLE belonging to the deceased at the crash site.
MOTORCYCLE belonging to thedeceased at the crash site.

KUCHING: A motorcyclist died after he collided with a four-wheel drive at 5.40 yesterday morning along Jalan Usaha Jaya, Muara Tabuan 2. Puuan anak Panjang, 43, from Mongkos, Serian a factory worker in the area was going to work and riding in front of the four-wheel drive which lost control and rammed into him. The motorbike he was riding came to a stop at the edge of a drain.

His friend said Puuan rented a room nearby so it would be easier for him to go to work. The four-wheel driver, a teenager, aged 19, from Rumah Jambai Kerapa Spak, Betong escaped unhurt.

The victim was confirmed dead at the scene while his remains were brought to the Sarawak General Hospital for a post mortem.

Sarawak Head of Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Supt Al e x son Naga Chabu confirmed the case and said the driver will be charged under Section 41(1) of the Road  Transport Act 1987.

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