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New Straits Times
06-05-2025
- New Straits Times
Influencer summoned for riding modified e-vehicle on public road
MELAKA: Police have summoned a social media influencer over a viral video showing him allegedly riding a modified electric vehicle in violation of traffic laws. Melaka police chief Datuk Dzulkhairi Mukhtar said action was taken after police detected a 22-second video uploaded on TikTok at around 11.50am today. Investigations revealed the vehicle had been modified and fitted with a roof, and was ridden by a man carrying two male pillion riders at the traffic light junction near Lee Rubber, along the Alor Gajah-Melaka Tengah-Jasin (AMJ) route. "At about 1pm today, we managed to identify the electric motorcycle rider, who operates the TikTok account @Isa Isarb. "Police also conducted checks on a motorcycle bearing the registration number MDJ1154, which is registered under the name Isa Isarb and believed to have been used to record footage of the micromobility vehicle," he said in a statement. Dzulkhairi said police later contacted Isa, who informed them that he was currently in Sabah on business until May 16. "He has been asked to present at the Highway Patrol Enforcement Office under the Traffic Enforcement and Investigation Division, at the Melaka Tengah district police headquarters to provide a statement. "He has confirmed that he will present himself along with his lawyer on May 17," he added. Dzulkhairi further explained that the vehicle involved falls under the category of micromobility vehicles, whose use on public roads is prohibited under Rule 3(1) of the Road Traffic (Prohibition of Use of Certain Micromobility Vehicles) Rules 2021.
New Straits Times
21-04-2025
- New Straits Times
Restaurant worker killed in NKVE motorcycle accident
SHAH ALAM: A restaurant worker was killed early this morning when he lost control of the motorcycle he was riding and skidded at Kilometre 5.1 of the New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE), heading from Setia Alam towards Kuala Lumpur. Shah Alam district police chief, Assistant Commissioner Mohd Iqbal Ibrahim said investigations revealed that the incident occurred at around 9.15am and involved a car, a trailer, and a motorcycle. "Investigations found that the accident happened when the victim, a 22-year-old local man, was riding his motorcycle on his way to work at a restaurant in Bukit Damansara. "Upon arriving at the scene, the victim lost control of the motorcycle and crashed into the left rear corner of a Honda HR-V driven by a 64-year-old woman who was travelling straight in the far-right lane. "The victim was then thrown to the left lane and struck by the rear tyre of a trailer, the registration number of which has yet to be identified. "Investigations revealed that the accident caused the rider to suffer serious injuries, and he was pronounced dead at the scene," he said in a statement today. Iqbal added that the case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987. "Police are currently tracking down eyewitnesses to the incident. Any independent witnesses or members of the public with relevant information are urged to assist the investigation by contacting the Investigating Officer from the Traffic Enforcement and Investigation Division (BSPT) of the Shah Alam District Police Headquarters, Inspector Abdul Nasser Peping, at 012-2863875.
