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Motorcyclist thrown off flyover: Man dies while seeking treatment

BAYAN LEPAS: A motorcyclist, who was seriously injured when he fell off a flyover at Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah here during the evening peak hours yesterday, has succumbed to his injuries.

A police spokesman said the 27-year-old died while seeking treatment, five hours after the incident.

"Yes, the victim died at 9.45pm," the spokesman said.

The accident is believed to have happened when the motorcyclist, who was on his way home to Bayan Lepas from Bayan Baru, lost control of his machine while on the flyover.

The motorcycle grazed the divider and the victim was thrown off the flyover.

He sustained serious head injuries.

Several photographs of the incident have since gone viral.

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