Senior cop confirmed as driver in crash that killed motorcyclist

 

A police officer’s Perodua Ativa and a motorcycle ended in a ditch after a collision in Jeram on Tuesday.

PETALING JAYA: 

A senior police officer at Bukit Aman has been confirmed as the driver of a car that collided with a motorcyclist on Tuesday, resulting in the rider’s death.

Selangor police chief Hussein Omar Khan said the officer, who was on holiday at the time, may have lapsed into a microsleep (sudden sleep of a few seconds) based on a video recording posted on social media.

The 57-year-old motorcyclist died at the scene after he was hit by a Perodua Ativa coming from the opposite direction while he was heading home in Kuala Selangor at about 6pm on Tuesday. Both vehicles crashed into a small ditch by the side of the Klang-Teluk Intan road.

Hussein said the officer was also injured and is still in hospital. A statement had been recorded and a urine test conducted, which turned out negative.

e promised a transparent and fair investigation of the case. “We will examine the need to make an arrest or otherwise,” he said.

“We will complete the investigation with witnesses to the incident and assisted by dashcam footage that has been obtained as well as CCTV footage from a house in the area,” he said. - FMT