10-08-2025
Four street racing daredevils nabbed in pre-dawn highway operation
ISKANDAR PUTERI: Four motorcyclists performing dangerous "Superman" stunts on the Second Link expressway were arrested in a police operation early today.
District police chief Assistant Commissioner M. Kumarasan said the motorcyclists aged between 18 and 25 were detained at Km15 of the Second Link expressway heading towards Gelang Patah, near Taman Nusabayu.
"Police mounted surveillance following public tip-offs on the presence of motorcyclists frequently creating a ruckus while allegedly racing against each other," he said in a statement today.
Kumarasan said their actions not only endangered themselves and other road users, but were also a pointless display that will be met with firm police action.
He urged parents and guardians to monitor their children's movements, especially those riding motorcycles in the wee hours of the morning or late night.
The case is being investigated under Section 42(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987, which carries a jail term of up to five years and a maximum fine of RM15,000 upon conviction.
He added that district traffic enforcement will continue operations to crack down on street racers who persist in causing danger and nuisance to road users and residents.
Meanwhile, in an unrelated incident, Kumarasan said two men were killed in separate motorcycle crashes last night and early this morning.
In the first accident at 8.30pm yesterday, a 20-year-old motorcyclist rammed into the rear of a 4x4, along Jalan Nusa Perintis towards Nusantara here.
The victim suffered injuries to his right arm and internal injuries and was pronounced dead at the the second case, at 3am, another motorcyclist was killed in an accident on Lebuh Nusajaya heading towards Gelang Patah.
"The 20-year-old motorcyclist had moved to the right lane to make a U-turn when he was hit from behind by a car, which was travelling straight in the same lane.
"The victim was flung onto the car's windscreen and died on the spot from severe head injuries," he said.
Kumarasan urged witnesses to contact the Iskandar Puteri District Traffic Enforcement and Investigation Division at 07-5101322.
