Cops looking for motorcyclist who fled crash scene at Simpang Empat

KANGAR: Police are looking for a motorcyclist believed to have fled after his motorcycle collided with another motorcycle and caused the death of teen rider at Simpang Empat town, near here early today.

Kangar District Police chief Supt Wari Kiew said in the 1.45am incident, the victim Mohd Al Afiq Roshaidi, 18, from Mata Ayer, died on the spot.

Initial investigations found that the motorcycle used by the individual who fled the scene was a stolen machine.

"The motorcyclist was believed to have hit Al Afiq's motorcycle when the latter tried to turn a junction. Al Afiq succumbed to serious head and bodily injuries," Wari told reporters here.

He also called on hospitals or private clinics with knowledge of an injured individual seeking treatment to inform the police immediately. — Bernama