Man had died in motorcycle – car crash

Tajuddin’s body found lying in the road after he was hit by the Honda Hybrid at Desa Petaling- Photo by Fiera Rahim.

Kuala Lumpur: A motorcyclist was killed when he met with an accident with a Honda Hybrid around 9.30 p.m at an intersection at Km 92.5 Desa Petaling, here this morning.

In the incident, Tajuddin died on the spot when he was hit by the Honda Hybrid which was heading to Ampang from Desa Petaling.

Kuala Lumpur district police chief Assistant Commissioner Ahmad Adam said initial investigation revealed that the driver of the Honda Hybrid, a 23-year-old man could not stop in time to evade the collision with the victim.

"The victim who was on the left side of the road had made a sudden turn to the middle of the road to cross to the right at the intersection," he said.

However Ahmad said the approaching Honda Hybrid driver could not stop in time and hit the motorcycle causing Tajuddin to be flung from his motorcycle.

One of the witnesses at the incident, Ismail Ali, 43, said that the victim had suddenly turned around without giving any signal.

"The Honda Hybrid driver also suffered injury to the head and was sent to Kuala Lumpur General Hospital for treatment," he said.

He explained that, Tajuddin’s body also had been sent to the same hospital for post mortem.

The case had been classified under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 for reckless driving, Ahmad added.