Pedestrian in Miri dies on way home in suspected hit-and-run
MIRI (Aug 7): A 33-year-old man was killed in a suspected hit-and-run while walking along Jalan Dato Sri Balan Seling here in the wee hours of today.
Miri police chief ACP Mohd Farhan Lee Abdullah said the incident happened around 2am when the victim and a co-worker were headed back to Krokop on foot after a round of drinks in the Permyjaya area.
'Initial investigations found that the co-worker had walked ahead of the victim, and only realised that the victim was nowhere to be seen when he reached the traffic light junction near a petrol station.
'He then doubled back and found the victim dead by the roadside,' said Mohd Farhan in a statement.
He added the body was sent to Miri Hospital for a post-mortem, with police currently working on identifying the vehicle involved in the incident.
The case, he said, is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 for causing death by reckless or dangerous driving.
Anyone who may have witnessed the incident, or have relevant information, are urged to come forward to assist in the investigation by calling traffic investigating officer Insp Mohd Faizul Abdul Rahim on 014-8582582 or 085-430479, or heading to the nearest police station.
Mohd Farhan also reminded those involved in road accidents to promptly file a police report. fatal hit and run miri pedestrian
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