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CTV News
20 hours ago
- General
- CTV News
Guelph police looking for motorcyclist with ‘come get me' sweater
The Guelph Police Service released this image of a motorcyclist they are trying to identify. (Courtesy: Guelph Police Service) The Guelph Police Service is looking for a motorcyclist who was sporting a very apt sweater. Police said the driver of an unplated motorcycle sped away from an officer after they were spotted driving dangerously on Stone Road West Thursday evening. The motorcyclist wore a black sweater with the words 'come get me' written on the back. Anyone with more information is urged to contact police.
Malay Mail
2 days ago
- General
- Malay Mail
Express bus catches fire after collision with motorcycle on NSE near Kamunting, all 28 passengers escape unhurt, motorcyclist injured
KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 — Twenty-eight passengers escaped uninjured after the express bus they were travelling in caught fire near Kamunting along KM406 of the North-South Expressway last night. A statement from the Perak Fire and Rescue Department said the fire was reported at 9.16pm and firemen from the Kamunting and Taiping stations were sent to the scene. According to New Straits Times, the bus was nearly 90 per cent destroyed after it reportedly collided with a motorcycle that had skidded in the same area. 'All passengers managed to exit the vehicle before firemen arrived. Only the motorcyclist sustained minor injuries,' said the department's assistant director of operations Sabarodzi Nor Ahmad. He added that the fire was brought under control at 10.15pm and the operation ended at 10.33pm. Firefighters used two hose reels with water supplied from the fire engine's tank. The injured motorcyclist was taken to the nearest hospital for treatment. Sabarodzi said the cause of the fire and the sequence of events leading to the collision are still under investigation.
Independent Singapore
2 days ago
- Automotive
- Independent Singapore
20-year-old motorcyclist dies in Geylang car crash, after running red light and trying to evade police roadbloack
- Advertisement - SINGAPORE; A 20-year-old motorcyclist died after a crash involving a car in Geylang in the early hours of Wednesday (May 28), following an attempt to evade a police roadblock. The fatal accident took place at around 1.50am along Guillemard Road, near the junction with Geylang Road. In a statement, the police said Traffic Police (TP) officers were conducting a roadblock in the direction of Paya Lebar Road when they noticed a motorcycle stopping some distance away. When TP officers approached the motorcyclist, he rode forward, dashed through the roadblock and failed to stop at the red light at the junction of Guillemard Road and Geylang Road, the police said. - Advertisement - Moments later, the motorcyclist collided with a car. Photographs circulating on social media show the aftermath of the crash, with a white car flipped on its side against the kerb. Debris was scattered across the road. The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) confirmed that two people were taken to Tan Tock Seng Hospital. The motorcyclist was conveyed unconscious and later succumbed to his injuries. The 64-year-old driver of the car was also taken to hospital and is reported to be conscious. Police investigations are ongoing.
CTV News
2 days ago
- General
- CTV News
Motorcyclist airlifted after NS highway accident
A motorcyclist was airlifted to hospital following a highway accident near Aylesford, N.S., on Wednesday.
Free Malaysia Today
2 days ago
- Automotive
- Free Malaysia Today
462 packets of drugs found after fatal Melaka crash
Melaka police chief Dzulkhairi Mukhtar said the 22-year-old motorcyclist was killed after he hit the back of a car and collided with a lorry. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA : A fatal road accident involving three vehicles at Paya Rumput, Melaka, this morning has led to the discovery of more than 460 packets of drugs, police said. Melaka police chief Dzulkhairi Mukhtar said the accident occurred at 7.54am on Lebuh AMJ and involved a motorcycle, a car and a lorry. The 22-year-old motorcyclist was killed at the scene after losing control of his motorcycle and crashing into the lorry. An investigation revealed that the motorcyclist had earlier collided with the rear of a car, causing him to veer into the path of the lorry. Dzulkhairi said police later found several packets suspected to contain drugs at the scene, believed to be in the motorcyclist's possession. 'A total of 462 packets were seized, comprising 450 packets of heroin weighing 688.81gm and 12 packets of methamphetamine weighing 13.41gm,' he said.
