MIRI: A teenager lost his life when the motorcycle he was on crashed into a lorry in Jalan Pujut Padang Kerbau this morning.
Sarawak traffic police chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said the deceased had been identified as Muhammad Ruzaini Zulkipli, 17, from Kampung Luak Bay.
The 7.30am tragedy happened at a junction in Canada Hill Avenue View.
The lorry was turning into the junction when Ruzaini, who was coming from the opposite direction of Jalan Cahaya traffic lights, rammed into the left side of the lorry.
“The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. The lorry driver, 66, was uninjured,” Supt Alexson said in a statement.
The case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.
