MUKAH, March 27 -- A 30-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a road accident at KM20 of Jalan Mukah-Balingian late Thursday night.

Mukah police chief Muhamad Rizal Alias said the fatal crash occurred at about 11pm on March 26 and involved a 25-tonne lorry carrying fertiliser and a motorcycle.

"The lorry, driven by a 36-year-old man, was travelling straight from the Jalan Metading junction towards Mukah town when the collision occurred with a motorcycle coming from the opposite direction," he said in a statement on Friday.

He added that initial investigations found that the motorcyclist had suddenly entered the path of the lorry, leading to the impact.

"The victim, who hails from from Kampung Kuala Penipah in Mukahh, sustained severe in...