KULAI: A motorcyclist died on the spot after hitting a stalled pickup truck on the emergency lane at KM29 of the North-South Expressway (NSE) southbound near here.
The 31-year-old man was riding the bike with a pillion rider, a 31-year-old woman, when the incident occurred at 8am on Thursday (May 22), police said.
“The driver of the pickup, also 31, is believed to have pulled over to the emergency lane because of engine trouble," Kulai OCPD Asst Comm Tan Seng Lee said on Friday (May 23).
He said the victim failed to avoid the stalled vehicle and hit its rear.
Both the motorcyclist and pillion rider sustained head injuries, he added.
ACP Tan said the victim was pronounced dead at the scene while the pillion rider was taken to Hospital Sultanah Aminah in Johor Baru.
“The body of the deceased was sent to Hospital Kulai for a post-mortem," he said, adding that the case is being investigated under Section 4(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.
Anyone with information on the case is urged to contact investigating officer Insp Ahmad Safuan Abu Naim at 019-7573507 or go to the Kulai district police headquarters' traffic division.
