Frontliner injured as motorcycle hits road divider

ALOR SETAR: An assistant medical officer sustained serious leg injuries after crashing into a road divider near the Kuala Lesong bridge at Jalan Kuala Lesong-Bukit Selambau near Sungai Petani, early yesterday morning.

Kuala Muda district police chief ACP Adzli Abu Shah said the incident happened at 6.30 am when the 43-year-old victim was riding a Yamaha LC motorcycle on his way to work at the Sultan Abdul Halim Hospital (HSAH) in Sungai Petani.

“The victim was heading towards Sungai Petani from Felda Teloi Kanan, Kuala Ketil when he hit the road divider.

“The victim could not brake in time and suffered severe injuries to his leg and is currently being treated at HSAH,” he said in a statement here yesterday.

It is understood that the road divider was installed to close the route separating the border between Baling and Kuala Muda following the implementation of the Movement Control Order which started in Kedah on Friday. Meanwhile, Adzli said following the incident, police visited the scene of the accident and found that there was an ‘AWAS’ (caution) sign from the direction of Baling as well as a ‘Jalan Ditutup’ (road closure) sign about one kilometre before the divider.

“Besides, there are five more caution signs along the road before reaching the head of the closed bridge but lighting at the accident site was poor. Further investigations are still underway” he said.

News of the accident involving the frontliner had gone viral on social media and netizens have expressed their concerns.

Meanwhile, Mohd Ghazali Nayan, 45, a resident who was at the scene, called for street lights to be installed in the area to prevent further accidents from recurring.

“We are not against the authorities for closing the route due to the MCO but there are no emergency lights and it could lead to more accidents in the area,” he added.