A POLICEMAN was killed in a hit-and-run accident near a petrol station in Taman Tenaga, Jalan Puchong near Kuala Lumpur early today.
According to reports in The New Straits Times, Lance Corporal Raynoldie Rabdi, 29, from the escort branch at the Brickfields district police was riding a Yamaha Y15 motorcycle when another vehicle crashed into him at an intersection in the 5.30am incident.
Brickfields police chief, Ku Mashariman Ku Mahmood, confirmed the incident and said Raynoldie died on the spot.
His remains were later sent to the Sultan Idris Shah Hospital in Serdang.
"His remains were flown to Kota Kinabalu at 8am today accompanied by his widow, the couple's two-year-old child and other family members.
"He is expected to be laid to rest in his hometown in Kampung Tangaban, Tambunan, Sabah," he said.
The victim had been serving for five years in the police," Ku Mashariman said, adding that the case is investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987. - The Vibes, May 6, 2024
