Accident on the Muar Labis road near Paya Panjang Village, Bukit Pasir Muar.

MUAR DISTRICT POLICE CHIEF MEDIA RELEASE

"THE POLICE AND THE COMMUNITY ARE NO SEPARATION"

DATE: 23 DECEMBER 2024

FATAL ACCIDENT INVOLVING A TRUCK AND MOTORCYCLE ON PAYA PANJANG ROAD, BUKIT PASIR, MUAR

ON 23 DECEMBER 2024 AT 3.45 PM, THE MUAR DISTRICT POLICE HAS RECEIVED A REPORT FROM THE PUBLIC REGARDING A FATAL ACCIDENT THAT OCCURRED ON JALAN PAYA PAJANG, BUKIT PASIR, MUAR. THE ACCIDENT INVOLVED A TRUCK AND A MOTORCYCLE.

INITIAL INVESTIGATION RESULTS FOUND THE INCIDENT IS BELIEVED TO HAVE OCCURRED WHILE THE TRUCK DRIVER, A 27-YEAR-OLD LOCAL MAN, WAS DRIVING FROM THE DIRECTION OF PAGOH TO MUAR CITY. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE LOCATION OF THE INCIDENT, A MOTORCYCLE WHICH WAS RIDDEN BY A 26-YEAR-OLD MYANMAR MALE WAS REPORTED TO SUDDENLY COME OUT OF THE INTERSECTION ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD.

THE DRIVER OF THE SAID TRUCK TRIED TO AVOID AND BRAKE HIS VEHICLE, BUT HE DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO AVOID COMPLETELY THEN CRASHED WITH THE SAID MOTORCYCLE RIDER. AS A RESULT OF THE VIOLATION, THE TRUCK HIT THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF THE ROAD BEFORE HITTING AN ELECTRIC POLE.

AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT, THE MOTORCYCLE RIDER SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND BODY. THE VICTIM WAS CONFIRMED DEAD WHILE RECEIVING TREATMENT AT MUAR HOSPITAL. HOWEVER, THE TRUCK DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED.

THE CASE IS INVESTIGATED UNDER SECTION 41(1) OF THE ROAD TRANSPORT ACT 1987.

THEREFORE, THE ROYAL MALAYSIAN POLICE (PDRM) WOULD LIKE TO ADVISE THE PUBLIC TO ALWAYS BE CAREFUL WHEN DRIVING, ESPECIALLY WHEN EXITING OR ENTERING ROAD INTERSECTIONS. MAKE SURE THE ROAD IS SAFE AND DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE CAREFULLY AND WITH JUDGMENT FOR THE SAFETY OF ALL ROAD USERS.