Motorcyclist dies in accident on Second Link Expressway on the way to Singapore for work
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A man lost control of his motorcycle and crashed into the back of a lorry on the Second Link Expressway on April 14.
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ISKANDAR PUTERI – A 31-year-old motorcyclist died in an accident on the Second Link Expressway while on his way to Singapore for work.
Iskandar Puteri OCPD Assistant Commissioner M. Kumarasan said the victim crashed his motorcycle on the Singapore-bound portion of the expressway at around 2.40pm on April 14. The motorcyclist’s wife, 29, was riding pillion, reported New Straits Times.
He said: “The traffic was slow-moving due to congestion at the time.”
“The victim lost control of his motorcycle and crashed into the back of a lorry,” he said in a statement on April 15.
He said the victim sustained head injuries and died at the scene while his wife, who suffered from injuries to her head and left arm, was sent to Hospital Sultanah Aminah for medical treatment.
He added that the incident is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 for reckless driving resulting in death. THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK
