Woman dies, son injured in motorcycle crash near Batu 5 junction
KUALA LUMPUR: A woman died and her son was injured after their motorcycle crashed into a car near the Batu 5 traffic light junction along Jalan Ipoh yesterday.
The 55-year-old woman, who was riding pillion, died at Hospital Kuala Lumpur (HKL). Her 20-year-old son sustained minor injuries to his legs and arms.
Kuala Lumpur Traffic Enforcement and Investigation Department chief, Assistant Commissioner Mohd Zamzuri Mohd Isa, said the incident, which involved three vehicles, was reported at 1.45pm.
"Preliminary investigations showed the motorcycle was heading from Jalan Ipoh towards the Kepong Roundabout when a 35-year-old man suddenly opened the door of his parked Toyota Vios.
"The rider could not avoid it in time and crashed into the door. He fell onto the road, while his mother was thrown under a moving lorry in the right lane," he said in a statement today.
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