Tampin tragedy: Cable snag topples utility pole, killing motorcyclist, police detain lorry driver

An unfortunate incident in Felda Jelai resulted in the death of a 61-year-old man when a utility pole fell on him as he rode his motorcycle, following an interaction with a trailer lorry.

Preliminary investigations revealed the lorry might have snagged a utility cable, causing the pole to topple.

The motorcyclist sustained severe head injuries and succumbed while receiving treatment.

The lorry driver is being detained, and the case is under investigation under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.

TAMPIN, Oct 2 — An elderly man was killed after a utility pole fell on him at Felda Jelai here yesterday.

District police chief Supt Amiruddien Sariman said the incident involved the 61-year-old victim, who was riding a motorcycle, and a trailer lorry driven by a 40-year-old man.

He said preliminary investigations found that the victim was travelling from Felda Jelai 3 towards the Felda Jelai Health Clinic, while the lorry was believed to have been exiting a junction from Felda Jelai 4.

“As the lorry was leaving the junction, it is believed to have become caught on a utility cable, causing a pole on the opposite side of the road to topple onto the motorcyclist,” he said in a statement yesterday.

He said the victim sustained serious head injuries and died while receiving treatment at the Felda Jelai Health Clinic.

The trailer lorry driver was detained to assist in the investigation, and the case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987, he added. — Bernama

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在费尔达杰莱发生了一起不幸的事故，一名 61 岁男子骑摩托车时，被一根倒下的电线杆砸中身亡，此前他与一辆拖车发生了碰撞。

初步调查显示，卡车可能缠住了电缆，导致电线杆倒塌。

摩托车骑手头部受重伤，在接受治疗期间不幸身亡。

货车司机已被拘留，案件正在根据 1987 年道路运输法第 41(1) 条进行调查。

淡边，10月2日讯——昨天，在淡边的Felda Jelai，一名老人被倒塌的电线杆砸中身亡。

地区警长阿米鲁丁·萨里曼警司表示，这起事件涉及一名 61 岁的受害者，他当时骑着摩托车，与一辆由一名 40 岁男子驾驶的拖车相撞。

他说，初步调查发现，受害者当时正从 Felda Jelai 3 前往 Felda Jelai 健康诊所，而卡车据信是从 Felda Jelai 4 的一个路口驶出。

“据信，卡车驶离路口时被电缆缠住，导致道路对面的一根电线杆倒塌，砸中了摩托车骑手，”他昨天在一份声明中说。

他说，受害者头部受重伤，在费尔达杰莱健康诊所接受治疗期间死亡。

他补充说，拖车司机已被拘留协助调查，此案正根据1987年《道路交通法》第41(1)条进行调查。——马新社

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