15-year-old student dies after motorcycle crashes into trailer
PENDANG: A secondary school student died after the motorcycle he was riding was involved in an accident with another motorcycle and a trailer along Jalan By Pass here today.
On a fateful day, a 15-year-old secondary school student met his untimely demise following a collision involving a motorcycle, a trailer, and another motorcycle on Jalan By Pass in Pendang. The victim, who suffered severe head injuries, succumbed to his injuries at the scene. District police chief Superintendent Rodzi Abu Hassan reported the incident around 1.40pm on the same day.
The preliminary investigation revealed that the trailer driver, en route from Kuala Kedah to Padang Pusing, signaled and halted on the left shoulder due to numbness in his leg. As the trailer driver observed a loud crash from behind, he discovered that the victim's motorcycle had struck the right side of the trailer and was propelled towards the road divider. Additionally, another motorcycle ridden by a male student was unable to brake in time and collided with the victim.
The accident was attributed to the trailer being parked on the left shoulder without the requisite warning signals. Superintendent Rodzi also mentioned that a preliminary urine test conducted on the trailer lorry driver yielded a negative result for drugs. He was subsequently detained for further investigation under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.
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