The 19-year-old suspect along with the car involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident at the Mile 4 workshop on May 5, 2026.

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By DayakDaily Team

KUCHING, May 5: A 19-year-old suspect has surrendered to police over a fatal hit-and-run accident that claimed the life of a 56-year-old cyclist along Jalan Stutong here last week.

Kuching District Police chief Alexson Naga Chabu said the suspect presented himself at the Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Division of the Kuching District Police Headquarters (IPD Kuching) at about 12pm today.

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The suspect is believed to have been involved in the May 1 accident, which occurred at about 5.50am and involved a bicycle and a car along Jalan Stutong.

“Following the surrender, police detained and arrested the suspect under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987,” he said in a statement today.

Alexson said the suspect later led police to the scene of the accident and to a workshop at Mile 4 here, where a Proton Satria believed to have been involved in the crash was found.

“A urine screening test conducted on the suspect returned negative for drugs,” he added.

The suspect is expected to be charged tomorrow (May 6) under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 for reckless driving causing death, as well as under Section 52(2) of the same Act for failing to report the accident to police within 24 hours.

Alexson also expressed appreciation to members of the public for assisting police by channelling information related to the case.

The incident reportedly occurred at about 5.43am on May 1 when the victim was cycling along the road before being struck from behind by a vehicle, whose driver fled the scene immediately after the collision.

Preliminary investigations found that the victim suffered severe head injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene at about 6.30am by a medical assistant from Sarawak General Hospital. — DayakDaily