MIRI, April 18 -- A sudden lane change is believed to have caused a fatal accident along Jalan Miri Bypass yesterday morning, said Miri District police chief ACP Mohd Farhan Lee Abdullah.

He said the accident involved a two-door sports coupe driven by a 40-year-old local man and a lorry driven by a 34-year-old local man.

The sports coupe, which was travelling from Permyjaya towards Miri Airport, is suspected to have suddenly changed lanes from the right to the left side of the road.

"As a result, the rear part of the car collided with the front part of the lorry, causing both vehicles to catch fire," he said in a statement late Friday.

The car driver, who was trapped in the vehicle and engulfed in flames, was confirmed dead at the sce...