A 14-year-old foreign national was killed after the motorcycle he was riding collided with an MPV along KM20 of Jalan Lahad Datu-Sandakan on Tuesday night.
The accident occurred at about 8.30pm, with the teenager suffering severe injuries and being pronounced dead at the scene.
Lahad Datu district police chief Assistant Commissioner Dzulbaharin Ismail said the crash involved a Yamaha Y16ZR motorcycle and a Perodua Alza carrying six people, including its driver.
Preliminary investigations found that the teenager was travelling from Lahad Datu town towards Sandakan when he allegedly lost control of his motorcycle and entered the opposite lane.
At the same time, the Perodua Alza, driven by a 29-year-old man with five passengers, was heading from Sandakan towards Lahad Datu town.
“Due to the short distance between the vehicles, the motorcycle collided with the front right side of the MPV,” he said in a statement on Wednesday.
The impact caused both vehicles to veer off the road and onto the right shoulder.
The MPV driver sustained minor injuries to his lip and complained of pain in his right thigh. Two passengers also suffered minor injuries, while the remaining three passengers were unharmed.
Dzulbaharin said the case was being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.
Anyone who witnessed the accident is urged to contact traffic investigating officer Inspector Mohamad Humaidi Harun at 089-881255 or visit the Lahad Datu district police headquarters to assist with investigations.
