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Grab Food rider dies after hitting pothole near Ikea Damansara

Jerrica ยท Jan 5, 2021 11:03 AM

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Yet another pothole-related death has been reported just a day after the fatal accident of a 75-year-old man. The most recent case involved a Grab Food delivery rider who fell off his motorcycle after hitting a pothole in Mutiara Damansara.

The accident happened at 1.15 pm on 4 January 2021. The aftermath was even recorded in a video where fellow riders were seen trying to help the unmoving motorcyclist by the side of the road.

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Petaling Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Nik Ezanee Mohd Faisal told The Star that the 31-year-old rider hit a pothole on the road and lost control of his vehicle before falling to the side of the road.

The rider was pronounced dead at the scene while a post-mortem will be conducted after the Covid-19 test result on the remains is done.

Recently, potholes have been a hot topic amongst Malaysians since Minister Khairy Jamaluddin (KJ) fell off his bicycle about a week ago.

The Public Works Department (JKR) has been under fire for their response to repairing potholes though the department has been quick to respond since KJ’s incident.

But for this accident that happened at a traffic light junction along Jalan PJU 7/2, the pothole in question might not be under JKR’s jurisdiction as it is a private road. There is also the possibility that the pothole is newly formed as Selangor and KL have been experiencing heavy rainfall over the weekend.

Jerrica

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There isnโ€™t a time in memory that doesnโ€™t involve staring at cars. After discovering the excitement of watching Schumacher vs Hakkinen, Formula 1 became a major part of life. The love for cars and F1 ultimately led to a job with CAR Magazine. The untimely death of the magazine meant a hiatus from cars at lifestyle womenโ€™s magazine Marie Claire before another opportunity came knocking again.

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