Driver’s failure to notice cyclists blamed for fatal collision
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- Two friends died after a car struck them while they were cycling on Kilometer 16.5 of the Lebuh Raya Rakyat in Kota Bharu.
- Investigators believe the driver did not see or notice the cyclists before the collision.
A driver’s failure to notice two cyclists is believed to have caused a fatal collision in Kota Bharu, according to the report.
The two friends were cycling on Kilometer 16.5 of the Lebuh Raya Rakyat when a car struck them at about 9 a.m. the previous day.
One of the victims, Zamrie Rismawadi Mahmet, 49, worked at Hospital Raja Perempuan Zainab II. The report identifies the driver’s lack of awareness of the cyclists as the suspected cause of the crash.
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Originally published by Utusan Malaysia in Malay. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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