BUTTERWORTH: A man died after the motorcycle he was riding collided with a lorry at Km13.9 of the Butterworth-Kulim Expressway (BKE) on Saturday afternoon.
Seberang Prai Tengah District police chief Assistant Commissioner Helmi Aris said police received a report on the accident at 12.20pm.
The 19-year-old victim was riding his motorcycle from Kulim, Kedah towards Seberang Jaya before colliding with a lorry coming from the opposite lane.
"After the collision, the victim's motorcycle skidded off to the left side of the road. The victim, who suffered severe injuries to the hands and legs, was rushed to Seberang Jaya Hospital, but was pronounced dead while receiving treatment," he said in a statement yesterday.
Helmi urged members of the public with information about the incident to assist in the investigation by contacting the Seberang Prai Tengah district police headquarters traffic branch at 04-5301342 or any nearby police station.
Previously, a 28-second dashcam video went viral on social media, showing the accident where the motorcyclist was suddenly sandwiched by a lorry, causing the victim to skid off the road before being thrown off the motorcycle and hitting the road barrier.