Rider killed in motorcycle crash, bike engulfed in flames

KUCHING: A local man succumbed to severe injuries after his motorcycle crashed and caught fire along Jalan Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce late last night (Sept 11).

Kuching police chief ACP Mohd Farhan Lee Abdullah said the 25-year-old victim was riding towards Jalan Satok from Jalan Stakan before losing control of his vehicle.

“Investigations revealed that the accident happened around 11.20 pm when his motorcycle skidded out of control and crashed into a tree at the roadside.

Firefighters from Batu Lintang station responding to the motorcycle fire along Jalan Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce.

“The impact threw the victim onto the left side of the road, and the motorcycle caught fire.

“The victim was rushed to the Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) emergency ward, where he was pronounced dead at 12.07 am this morning,” he said in a statement.

Mohd Farhan said the case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.

Anyone with information on the accident should contact traffic investigating officer Insp Shazwina Alfera Ah Yit @ Suaip at 016-7433078, the Kuching traffic police station at 082-259900 or the nearest police station.