MERSING, Nov 6 – Two teenage motorcyclists lost their lives in separate road accidents in Mersing, Johor, and Cyberjaya, Selangor, including a 19-year-old whose body was retrieved from a river on Friday morning.
In the Mersing incident, a 19-year-old male rider is believed to have skidded off the road and fallen into Sungai Sekakap on Thursday night, triggering an overnight search and rescue operation.
Mersing Fire and Rescue Station Chief Mohd Alias Hussin stated that an emergency call was received at 11:26 PM on Thursday. A team of 15 personnel from the Mersing and Skudai fire stations was deployed, arriving at the scene at 11:36 PM equipped with a Light Fire Rescue Tender, an Emergency Medical Rescue Services (EMRS) unit, a rescue boat, and two utility vehicles.
After initial riverbank searches, the Water Rescue Team (PPDA) from the Skudai fire station was called in for underwater search operations.
“The victim was found by the Water Rescue Team (PPDA) at 7.55 am today, about 100 metres from where he was last seen. His body was handed over to the police before being taken to Mersing Hospital for further action,” Mohd Alias confirmed in a statement on Friday, November 6, 2026.
In Cyberjaya, a 16-year-old private international school student was killed on Thursday evening after losing control of his motorcycle along Jalan CV 4, Cyber Valley.
Sepang District Police Chief ACP Norhizam Bahaman reported that the victim was riding home from school at approximately 6:30 PM when the motorcycle skidded. The teenager sustained severe head injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene by medical personnel from Cyberjaya Hospital.
Police are investigating the Cyberjaya crash under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987. Members of the public with relevant information are urged to contact investigating officer Inspector Amira Abu Hassan at 019-6026596 or 03-87774264, or report to the nearest police station.
Fatality Locations, Victims’ Profiles, and Emergency Responses
Key case parameters, operational timelines, and investigating authorities include:
- Mersing Incident (Johor): 19-year-old rider skidded into Sungai Sekakap; emergency call at 11:26 PM (Nov 5); body recovered by PPDA divers at 7:55 AM (Nov 6) 100 meters downstream.
- Cyberjaya Incident (Selangor): 16-year-old international school student killed in a self-accident along Jalan CV 4, Cyber Valley, around 6:30 PM (Nov 5).
- Mersing SAR Operations: 15 firefighters from Mersing and Skudai stations deployed alongside PPDA water rescue divers.
- Statutory Investigation: Cyberjaya fatality investigated under Section 41(1) Road Transport Act 1987 by Sepang District Police.
–NMT
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