Motorcyclist, pillion rider killed in head-on collision with SUV near Matang Wildlife-Kampung Rayu junction

The damaged motorcycle and the SUV at the scene of the fatal accident.

KUCHING (Aug 9): A male motorcyclist and his pillion rider were killed in a head-on collision with a sports utility vehicle (SUV) driven by a 20-year-old local university student near the Matang Wildlife-Kampung Rayu junction here around 4.20pm yesterday.

Sarawak Traffic Investigation and Enforcement chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said the deceased have been identified as Majang Balang, 50 and his wife Rosemary Sadan, 46 from Kampung Sungai Belian in Lundu.

“Both of them were pronounced dead at the scene by medical personnel from the Lundu Hospital due to serious head injuries,” said Alexson in a statement today.

He disclosed that the female driver of the SUV had allegedly overtaken a vehicle in front of her and failed to return to her own lane which caused the head-on collision with the motorcycle.

Alexson added that the SUV was heading towards the city centre from Lundu, while the deceased were heading in the opposite direction.

Both the deceased’s bodies were transferred to the Lundu Hospital for further action.

The case is currently being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.

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