Rider, 61, dies after swerving around fallen tree into oncoming lane in Bau; driver flees
A 61-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a head-on collision at 5.45am yesterday along a road in Kampung Bidi, Bau, Sarawak, after swerving into the opposite lane to avoid a tree lying across the road. The car driver fled the scene and police are hunting for them under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.