GUA MUSANG - A woman was seriously injured when the motorcycle she was riding was hit by falling logs while stopping at a traffic light at the Bendahara Intersection of Jalan Gua Musang-Kuala Krai, today.
The incident believed to have happened at 11.20am was recorded by the dash cam of another vehicle.
The victim Siti Norelyana Kamaruzan, 21, was found thrown off from her motorcycle due to the impact of a log that fell from a lorry which overturned while taking a turn on the adjacent road.
Siti Norelyana's fiance, Nik Amnan Arif Nik Anuwar, 22, said Siti Norelyana who is currently being treatment at Gua Musang Hospital, is believed to have internal injuries.
"I found out about the incident after being informed by a friend who was at the scene and went straight to the hospital to see her. The doctor said my fiancee's condition is now not stable," he told reporters at the hospital, here, today.
Nik Amnan Arif said during the incident, his fiancé was on her way to work at a supermarket in Bandar Utama before some logs hit her motorcycle.
Apart from that, a witness, Nur Aima Nadia Ariffin, 32, said she heard a loud bang before seeing the commotion at the traffic lights.
"I saw several logs strewn on the road and blocked the entire adjacent path.
"When I approached the location, there was a woman in pain under a log and several road users also got out of the vehicle and tried to help remove the victim," he said.
Meanwhile, Gua Musang district police chief Supt Sik Choon Foo when contacted by Bernama confirmed the incident and said the police are investigating the case. - BERNAMA