By DayakDaily Team
MIRI, Oct 6: A 56-year-old local man was killed after the motorcycle he was riding lost control and plunged into a drain near SL Cafe in Miri Sentral on Oct 4.
In a statement, Miri district police chief ACP Mohd Farhan Lee Abdullah said the fatal accident occurred at about 6.30am along a straight stretch of road near SL Cafe.
He said police received a report that the motorcyclist was travelling from Miri Sentral towards Jalan Cahaya when he was believed to have lost control of his vehicle.
“The motorcycle is believed to have veered into the opposite lane before skidding and falling into a 1.5-metre-deep drain,” he said.
