KLANG – A motorcyclist died tragically when he was run over by a trailer after falling in an accident on Jalan Pintasan Pelabuhan Barat, here this morning.

In the incident at about 9 am, the 37-year-old victim was riding a motorcycle alone from the direction of Klang towards the West Port.

South Klang District Police Chief, Assistant Commissioner Lim Jit Huey said initial investigations found that the victim's motorcycle hit the right side of a four-wheel drive vehicle that was driving in the emergency lane.

According to him, the collision caused the victim to fall into the right lane of the road before being run over by a trailer on the adjacent road.

"The seriously injured victim was confirmed dead at the scene. The man's body was sent to the Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital (HTAR) here for an autopsy," he said in a statement today.