MUAR: A motorcyclist died on the spot after losing control of his motorcycle before crashing into a tree at the Bakar Batu bypass near here.
Muar OCPD Asst Comm Raiz Mukhliz Azman Aziz said the incident which claimed the life of the 27-year-old victim occurred at 12.05am on Tuesday (Oct 20).
"The victim, a local, was heading towards Tanjung Agas from his house when the motorcycle hit the tree of the left side of the road," he said in a statement.
ACP Raiz Mukhliz said the man suffered severe head injuries and was declared dead at the scene.
He said the body has been sent to Hospital Muar for a post-mortem, and the case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.
