Motorcyclist killed after ramming into rear of MPV on Penang Bridge

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A motorcyclist was killed after ramming into the rear of a multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) which made a hasty turn into the emergency lane on the Penang Bridge on Sunday (Aug 11).  The impact led to the 38-year-old victim being thrown off his bike before hitting the curb of the bridge which led to his death.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/3crxmrf2   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00A 38-year-old motorcyclist was killed on Sunday after ramming into the rear of a multi-purpose

00:06vehicle which made a hasty turn into the emergency lane on the Penang Bridge.

00:11The collision led the victim to be thrown off his bike before hitting the curb of the

00:15bridge which led to his death.

00:18Northeast District OCPD ACP Raslam Abdul Hamid said the incident occurred when the 22-year-old

00:24driver of the MPV had swerved into the emergency area to change drivers before hitting the

00:30victim.

00:31Police said the victim died at the scene due to serious injuries, while the car driver

00:36was unharmed.

00:37The driver was arrested but granted police bail pending an investigation of the case

00:43under Section 41, Subsection 1 of the Road Transport Act 1987 for reckless and dangerous

00:50driving.

00:51The victim's remains have been sent to Penang Hospital for post-mortem.

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