GUA MUSANG: A woman was seriously injured when the motorcycle she was riding was hit by falling logs while stopping at a traffic light at the Bendahara Intersection of Jalan Gua Musang-Kuala Krai.
The incident, believed to have happened at 11.20am on Tuesday (July 9), was recorded by the dash cam of another vehicle.
The victim, Siti Norelyana Kamaruzan, 21, was found thrown off her motorcycle due to the impact of a log that fell from a lorry that overturned on the adjacent road.
Siti Norelyana's fiance, Nik Amnan Arif Nik Anuwar, 22, said she is currently being treated at Gua Musang Hospital and is believed to have internal injuries.
"I found out about the incident after being informed by a friend at the scene and went straight to the hospital to see her. The doctor said my fiancee's condition is now not stable," he told reporters at the hospital here on Tuesday.
Nik Amnan Arif said his fiancé was on her way to work at a supermarket in Bandar Utama.
A witness, Nur Aima Nadia Ariffin, 32, said she heard a loud bang before seeing the commotion at the traffic lights.
"I saw several logs strewn on the road and blocked the adjacent path.
"When I approached the location, there was a woman in pain under a log, and several road users trying to help her," he said.
Meanwhile, Gua Musang district police chief Supt Sik Choon Foo, when contacted by Bernama, confirmed the incident and said the police are investigating the case. – Bernama
