A woman was killed in a motorcycle crash in Malaysia after her husband, who was riding the motorcycle, swerved to avoid a stray dog.
The Kuantan Traffic Police said in a Facebook post that it was alerted to the incident at about 9.25pm on Monday (23 Dec).
The police said the motorcycle was near the Prima Gambang 1 residential area when the accident occurred.
They told Malaysian news outlet Sin Chew Daily that the couple were travelling on the Tun Razak Highway, which stretches between Segamat and Kuantan.
The rider, 43-year-old Mr Nik Mohamad Sabili, had swerved while attempting to dodge a stray dog on the road.
This caused his vehicle to overturn.
Mr Nik sustained critical head injuries and was rushed to Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital for emergency treatment.
Meanwhile, his wife, 42-year-old Ms Maizatul Noridah Sinti Awang, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Source: Polis Trafik Kuantan on Facebook
Her body was sent to the morgue, where a post-mortem was conducted on Tuesday (24 Dec).
The police noted that the accident occurred on a straight, four-lane-wide highway in a single direction. Road conditions were uneven and dry.
While the lighting was poor at night, the weather was clear at the time.
Thus, it was determined that the accident was caused by the rider’s negligence and failure to control the vehicle.
Further investigations are ongoing, with the police classifying the case as reckless driving causing death under Section 41(1) of the Land Transport Act 1987.
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Featured image adapted from Polis Trafik Kuantan on Facebook.
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