The van driver (shirtless) stepping into an ambulance after the accident.
MIRI: A biker, attempting to avoid a speeding ticket, ended up in hospital after crashing his motorcycle. The incident occurred along the road to Marina Bay, Brighton, here at midnight.
Fortunately, the biker sustained only light injuries on his head and body after the motorcycle he was astride rammed into a car.
According to sources, the rider was stunned upon seeing a team of traffic police personnel conducting a road block a short distance ahead.
Fearing police might stop him and to avoid a ticket for traffic offences, the rider abruptly made a U-turn and sped off but rammed into a car.
The injured biker escorted to the ambulance.
The car driver was not hurt.
An ambulance from Miri hospital dashed to the scene after being informed of the crash and took the injured rider for medical attention.
Meanwhile, a 30-year-old driver was lucky to survive an accident at Taman Tunku, after his van went out of control and rammed into a lamp-post by the roadside before it skidded into a tree.
The incident occurred around 12.30am. Nearby residents, who were stunned by the loud crash, dashed out of their houses to inspect and immediately got the driver out of the van. An ambulance sent the injured driver to hospital.