Youth killed in attempt to evade Ops Warta roadblock

PETALING JAYA: A 21-year-old man was killed in an accident as he attempted to avoid a "Ops Warta" road block early morning today.
In the 12.27am incident at Jalan Loke Yew, city traffic police personnel were in the midst of hunting for traffic offenders when the victim, identified as Muhammad Fakhrul Afiq Ab Hamid who was heading home to Cheras Baru after his night shift, panicked upon seeing the police roadblock.
Kuala Lumpur Traffic Police chief ACP Mohd Nadzri Hussain said the victim then crossed the divider in an attempt to escape the roadblock, but his motorcycle collided with a Proton Iswara when he entered the fast lane in the opposite direction.
"The victim who works as a technician at the Grand Seasons Hotel was heading home. He was very shocked when he realised there was a roadblock.
"He was pronounced dead on the spot after his body was thrown onto the road. He sustained serious injuries to his head," Mohd Nadzri told the media during a press conference at the KL Police Headquarters.
He also said that preliminary investigations revealed that the motorcycle's road tax had expired in 2013.
"We also found that he used an expired licence," he added.
Mohd Nadzri said the victim's family had been informed of the incident, and his body was brought to the Kuala Lumpur Hospital for a postmortem.
Meanwhile, the fourth day of "Ops Warta" today saw Selangor recording the highest number of offenders with 173 people arrested.
Federal Traffic police chief SAC Datuk Mohd Fuad Abdul Latiff said the total number of those arrested had increased to 640.
He added that a total of 2,547 people had voluntarily turned up at police stations with their warrants since Monday.