Motorcylist dies, car catches fire in accident near Port Dickson

PORT DICKSON: A motorcyclist died and a motorist was injured in an accident that caused the car to catch fire at Km21 of the Seremban-Port Dickson Highway on a lane heading to Seremban early today.
Port Dickson Fire and Rescue operations chief Mohamed Gadaffi Abd Manaf said four other vehicles were also involved in a minor accident while trying to avoid hitting the car and motorcycle, but none of the motorists was injured.
Mohamed Gadaffi said the fire and rescue station was alerted at 6.35am and six fire-fighters arrived at the scene in 30 minutes.
The dead motorcyclist and the injured motorist were taken to the Port Dickson Hospital, he said. — Bernama