KLUANG: A 20-year-old motorcyclist was killed when he crashed into a road paver parked beside the road when trying to avoid a stray dog.
The accident happened in Jalan Sembrong at the Low Kim Teck Industrial area here yesterday.
Deputy district police chief Superintendent Nik Mohd Azmi Husin said today that the victim was travelling with a pillion from Taman Seri Tengah towards Jalan Batu Pahat — Mersing at 6am when a dog suddenly appeared in front of him.
He veered to avoid the animal, but crashed into the road paver parked by the right shoulder of the road.
He sustained severe head injuries and was killed on the spot. His pillion rider sustained minor injuries to his left leg and received treatment at Enche' Besar Hajjah Khalsom Hospital.