NILAI, Nov 10 (Bernama) -- A motorcyclist was killed in an accident involving two tanker lorries at KM285.3 of the North-South Expressway (PLUS) northbound, near the exit to the ELITE Expressway, here today.
Nilai police chief Supt Johari Yahya said the 65-year-old victim was pronounced dead at the scene due to head and leg injuries in the 12.40 pm incident.
“Preliminary investigations found that the victim, who was riding from Seremban towards Kuala Lumpur, is believed to have moved from the leftmost lane to the right lane before his motorcycle collided with the left side of a tanker lorry travelling from Seremban towards Klang.
“Following the collision, the man fell onto the leftmost lane. At the same time, another tanker lorry approaching from behind is believed to have been unable to avoid him and ran over the victim and his motorcycle,” he said in a statement here today.
Johari said the victim was pronounced dead at the scene by a medical officer from the Nilai Health Clinic. His body was sent to the forensic unit at Tuanku Ja’afar Hospital in Seremban for a post-mortem.
The case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.
-- BERNAMA