LAHAD DATU: Two people, including a 12-year-old boy, died in a collision involving three motorcycles along KM90 of the Lahad Datu-Tungku road late Friday night.
The incident occurred around 11.30pm when two motorcycles travelling from Embara Budi towards Cenderawasih were struck by a third coming from the opposite direction.
District police chief ACP Dzulbaharin Ismail said the victims included a 12-year-old Indonesian boy riding a Yamaha and a 19-year-old man on a Honda, both of whom died at the scene.
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Police are investigating the case under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 and urge witnesses to contact Insp Humaidi Harun at 089-881255 or report to Lahad Datu Police Headquarters.
