ALOR GAJAH: A traffic police officer sustained minor injuries in a road collision while escorting the vehicle of Melaka Governor Tun Mohd Ali Rustam at the Seri Bayan roundabout in Durian Tunggal here.
Alor Gajah district police chief Supt Ashari Abu Samah said at around 10.45pm Thursday (March 13), Mohd Tarmizi Manap, 50, was heading to Melaka International Airport in Batu Berendam from Durian Tunggal on his patrol motorcycle.
"Preliminary investigations found that the accident occurred when a sedan driven by a 51-year-old man suddenly switched lanes from the left side of the roundabout to make a right turn.
"It collided with the victim's motorcycle…causing him to lose control and crash into a hatchback driven by a 25-year-old man coming from the opposite direction," he said in a statement Friday.
Ashari said the escort officer sustained injuries on his hands and legs and was sent to Melaka Hospital. The other two drivers escaped unhurt.
He added that the case is classified under Section 43(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987. - Bernama
