By: Zaidul Khair bin Jungkim
KOTA KINABALU: Nove 8, 2026 – An 18-year-old male teenager died after the motorcycle he was riding collided with a four-wheel-drive vehicle on Jalan Lintas, near City Mall, yesterday.
The accident is believed to have occurred when an Isuzu D-Max driven by a 45-year-old man made a U-turn. The Honda CBR150 motorcycle ridden by the victim was travelling straight in the second lane from the left, from the direction of Bukit Padang towards Inanam.
Kota Kinabalu District Police Chief ACP Shahrudin bin Mat Husain said the collision on the front left section of the vehicle caused the motorcyclist to be thrown onto the road.
The victim was pronounced dead at the scene by a medical officer from the Emergency Department of Queen Elizabeth II Hospital (HQE II). The body was later sent to the hospital’s Forensic Department for a post-mortem.
The 45-year-old Isuzu D-Max driver was detained to assist in investigations. The case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.
Source: Kota Kinabalu District Police
