Teen rider perishes in accident
KUCHING: A 16-year-old motorcyclist died after he rearended a stationary pick-up truck at Km 25, Jalan BauStass at 10.30pm on Friday.
Bau District police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said the deceased suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics from the Bau Hospital.
“The deceased was heading back to Kampung Stass from Bau when he rear-ended the pickup truck along the poorly-lit road,” Poge said in a statement yesterday.
He said due to the collision, the deceased was flung off his motorcycle onto the middle of the road.
“The 68-year-old driver of the pick-up truck claimed his truck was having problems, which was why it was parked at the side of the road,” he said.
Poge added the driver did not sustain any injuries and the case is currently being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.
It was also revealed the deceased did not possess a valid driving licence.