Malaysia's roads under scrutiny after Singaporean cyclist's death in Johor
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A 42-year-old
Singaporean man died on Saturday when he was run over by a gravel-laden truck after he hit a pothole and fell from his bike in the Kulai district of the southern Johor state, police said.
His death came barely a week after 15 university students were
killed in a high-speed bus crash
Malaysian roads are some of the world's most dangerous, with one person dying every two hours according to official statistics between March last year and March this year.
A Singaporean cyclist died when he hit a pothole, fell off his bike and was hit by a truck on a Malaysian road on Saturday. Photo: The Star
On Sunday, Works Minister Alexander Nanta Linggi said state authorities would immediately fix the damaged stretch of road where the cyclist had died, promising 'comprehensive repairs' to a zone that 'poses a risk to road users'.
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The cyclist's death has amped up public criticism of the poor state of Malaysian roads and the danger posed by overloaded and speeding heavy vehicles, which routinely flout speed rules and limits on the volume they are allowed to carry.
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