KOTA KINABALU: A young motorcyclist died in a road accident along Jalan Lintas last night, following a collision with a car.
District police chief by assistant commissioner Kasim Muda said the preliminary investigations revealed that another vehicle, driven by a woman in her 20s, was heading home to Ria Condominium along Jalan Khidmat.
As the car driver turned right into Jalan Khidmat, her vehicle collided with a Honda Vario motorcycle ridden by the victim. The motorcyclist, in his 20s, was travelling straight from the opposite direction.
The impact of the collision caused the motorcyclist to fall no the leftmost lane of the road.
Medical personnel at the scene confirmed the motorcyclist had succumbed to severe internal injuries.
Police are investigating the road accident.