KLUANG: A 20-year-old motorcyclist was killed when, in trying to avoid a stray dog, he crashed into a paving machine on the side of Jalan Sembrong at the Low Kim Teck Industrial Area here, yesterday.
Deputy district police chief Superintendent Nik Mohd Azmi Husin said the victim was traveling from Taman Seri Tengah towards Jalan Batu Pahat–Mersing at 6am when he veered off the road to avoid the dog crossing this path.
He said the victim sustained head injuries and died on the spot.
His pillion rider suffered minor injuries to his left leg and received treatment at Enche' Besar Hajjah Khalsom Hospital.