KUALA LUMPUR: A superbiker was killed after his KTM 200 Duke collided with another superbike at KM7 of the Berjaya Hill road in Bentong, Pahang this afternoon.
The 12.40pm incident happened when Syaiful Buhairi Abdullah, 27, who came from Kuala Lumpur direction, lost control of his bike and entered the opposite lane there.
Bentong police chief Superintendent Mohamad Mansor Mohamad Nor said Syaiful Buhairi's motorcycle then collided with a Kawasaki Z800, which was coming from the Berjaya Hill direction.
"The victims died at the scene due to serious injuries sustained in the crash.
"Initial investigations revealed that the road was dry while the weather was fine when the incident occurred.
"The case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987," he said.
Mohamad Mansor said the victim's body was sent to the Bentong Hospital for post-mortem.
It is learnt that the other victim, whose identity has yet to be released to media, also sustained serious injuries.
The victim was undergoing treatment at the hospital.
Meanwhile, pictures received from witnesses showed that one of the motorcycles was destroyed after it caught ablaze in the accident.