Negeri Sembilan: A 17-year-old male teenager died when his motorcycle collided with a car at KM 8, Jalan Bahau-Kemayan, in Jempol, this morning. Jempol police chief, Supt Hoo Chang Hook, said that the 2.30 am incident involved a Honda motorcycle, ridden by the unemployed victim, and a Perdana V6 car. The car, driven by a 30-year-old man with a 16-year-old male passenger, was travelling from Mahsan to Felda Raja Alias 2 when the collision occurred.
According to BERNAMA News Agency, the motorcycle lost control while driving uphill, veering into the opposite lane, and resulting in a head-on collision with the car. The motorcyclist suffered severe head and leg injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the car suffered minor injuries to his face and hands, while the passenger escaped unhurt.
Meanwhile, in a separate incident, Nilai police chief, Supt Abdul Malik Hasim, reported that a 35-year-old woman was pronounced dead following a car accident involving a trailer. The accident occurred at 4.20 am at KM 282.9 of the North-South Expressway, southbound, heading toward Melaka. Abdul Malik said that initial investigations revealed that the trailer, driven by a 34-year-old man from Port Klang and heading toward Melaka without cargo, had broken down and stopped in the far-left lane.
A 40-year-old man driving a Toyota Vios collided with the rear-right side of the trailer at the location. The driver sustained severe head injuries in the accident, while the female passenger suffered severe head and bodily injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.