SEMPORNA: A four-year-old boy was killed, while his father, younger sibling and another pillion rider were seriously injured when the motorcycle they were riding was involved in a collision with a pickup truck on Jalan Kampung Tampi-Tampi yesterday afternoon. In the incident at about 3.50pm, the boy was pronounced dead at the scene after sustaining severe injuries when the motorcycle ridden by his father collided with the pickup truck, which was making a right turn at a junction. District police chief Superintendent Tan Hiap Wah said the crash involved a pickup truck driven by a 20-year-old woman and a motorcycle ridden by a 35-year-old man with three pillion riders. The victim's father, a 28-year-old adult male pillion rider and the victim's three-year-old sibling were seriously injured. "The accident is believed to have occurred when the motorcycle carrying the victims crashed into the pickup truck as it was turning right at the junction," he said in a statement last night.

Source: New Strait Times January 02, 2026 00:16 UTC