PETALING JAYA: A runaway tyre which had detached from a lorry crashed into a motorcyclist on Jalan Syed Putra in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.
Kuala Lumpur traffic investigation and enforcement chief Zamzuri Isa said the incident occurred at about 11.45am yesterday but the 55-year-old motorcyclist only suffered light injuries.
“The motorcyclist is still being treated in hospital,” he said, adding that the tyre had also struck a car.
Zamzuri said the case is being investigated under Section 43(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 for careless and inconsiderate driving, Kosmo reported.
A dashcam video recorded the tyre hurtling towards the motorcyclist before knocking him off the bike and to the ground.
The recording has since gone viral.