Two motorcyclists killed in separate accidents

KUCHING: Two motorcyclists perished in two separate accidents yesterday. The first accident claimed the life of a 56-year-old motorcyclist who died in hospital hours after the accident at Jalan Tun Jugah.

The deceased, identified as Ramrao Chinapaya was riding his motorcycle along Premier 101 when the incident with a car happened around 2am.

State Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department deputy chief DSP Bingkok John said initial investigation indicated the car was heading for Mile 7 from Jalan Simpang Tiga when the motorcyclist exited Premier 101, which caused the crash.

He said the victim from Batu Kawa who works as a parking attendant suffered life-threatening head injuries and was rushed to the Red Zone at Sarawak General Hospital (SGH).

“He died yesterday at 8.40am as notified by family members. A postmortem was conducted in hospital at 2pm yesterday. The case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987,” he said.

The second crash involving a superbike and a car is said to have happened at Kampung Sebilis, Lundu near here.

Kok Pin Kong from Kuching was killed on-the-spot after his high-powered motorcycle collided with the car at about 12.32pm. Sources said the impact killed the 62-year-old male motorcyclist on-the-spot while the car’s driver sustained minor injuries.

 Source: theborneopost.com