Penunggang motosikal maut digilis lori treler

NIBONG TEBAL: Seorang pekerja kilang maut digilis lori treler selepas motosikal ditunggangnya terbabit dalam kemalangan di Kilometer 161.4 Lebuh raya Utara Selatan (arah selatan) dekat Bandar Casia, Pulau Pinang, pada petang Isnin.

Dalam kejadian kira- kira jam 6.45 petang itu, mangsa, Amirruddin Ghazali, 38, berasal dari Kampung Lubuk Kawah, Jitra, Kedah meninggal dunia di tempat kejadian akibat kecederaan parah di tubuh.

Menurut sumber polis, laporan kemalangan diterima pada jam 7 malam.

Hasil siasatan mendapati mangsa yang menunggang motosikal Yamaha YZF-R25 dipercayai cuba memotong sebuah lori treler namun bergesel dengan sebuah lagi lori lain di laluan sama.

Mangsa yang gagal memotong terbabas, lalu digilis lori treler yang cuba dipotongnya itu.

"Mangsa disyaki cuba memotong lori treler di lokasi kemalangan lalu bergesel dengan sebuah lagi lori treler menyebabkan mangsa terbabas lalu digilis lori treler (yang cuba dipotong).

“Mangsa maut di lokasi kejadian manakala pemandu treler berusia 53 tahun tidak mengalami kecederaan," kata sumber itu.

Siasatan di lokasi kejadian mendapati kemalangan berlaku di jalan lurus, kering serta keadaan cuaca juga baik.

"Kawasan kemalangan tidak mempunyai kamera litar tertutup (CCTV), justeru pihak polis meminta saksi awam yang melihat kejadian berkenaan untuk tampil memberi maklumat berhubung kemalangan tersebut," kata sumber itu lagi.

Kes disiasat di bawah Seksyen 41 (1) AKta Pengangkutan Jalan (APJ ) 1987.

Niaga SPOTLIGHT: Costing The Silent Threat of Obesity

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Malaysia are a growing burden on the health system, with a number of associated health issues and economic costs.

The annual cost of healthcare for NCDs is estimated to be over RM 9.65 billion. Meanwhile, the cost of disability and loss of healthy life years is estimated to be around RM 100.79 billion. Absenteeism due to NCDs is estimated to cost the Malaysian economy RM 2.6 billion annually.

From the common NCDs, obesity is one of THE most significant health threats, with nearly 20% of the Malaysian population currently classified as obese.

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