Roadside trader killed by runaway tyre from lorry

BANDAR PERMAISURI – A trader died when he was hit by a tyre that came off a lorry at KM43 of Jalan Pantai, Kuala Terengganu-Kg Raja, near here at about 5pm yesterday. 

In the incident, the victim, Muhammad Airiel Rizman Mohamad Nazari, 18, of Kg Mengabang Panjang, Kuala Terengganu was trading by the roadside with his friend, Nik Muhammad Afiq Rizani Mohd Zainani, 22.

Setiu police chief Afandi Husin said an initial investigation found that the lorry was on its way from Kg Merang to Kg Telaga Papan before the rear tyre detached from the vehicle and rolled to the side of the road. 

“The tyre crashed into Muhammad Airiel Rizman and Nik Muhammad Afiq Rizani trading by the roadside.

“Airiel died on the spot while Nik sustained injuries on his right arm,” he said when contacted last night.

Afandi said the victim’s body was taken to Setiu Hospital for post-mortem while his friend was treated at the same hospital.

The lorry driver from Kelantan was unhurt. – Bernama, March 8, 2023