A screengrab of the video.
KUALA LUMPUR: A motorcyclist was flung into the air and suffered a broken hand when he crashed into the back of a car that was attempting to switch lanes.
City Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department deputy chief Supt Sarifudin Mohd Salleh said that the accident occurred on Friday along Jalan Sg Besi.
He said that a Singaporean driver had tried to switch lanes abruptly on the highway, and caused the motorcyclist, who was unable to slow down, crash into the back of the car with his high-powered motorcycle.
The crash threw the motorcyclist in the air before he landed in front of the car.
"We have yet to receive a report from the motorcyclist, who had to be sent to Hospital Kuala Lumpur for treatment," Supt Sarifudin said on Sunday (Sept 29).
A video of the accident has been making its rounds on social media.
The 23-second video showed a white car suddenly changing lanes along the highway, as the driver attempted to take an exit on the far right lane.
In a separate accident today, a marathon runner was critically injured after a car ploughed through safety barriers and hit several runners.
It was earlier reported that a car had crashed into runners at the Kuala Lumpur Standard Chartered Marathon 2019 today.
According to news portal FMT, an Ampang Jaya traffic police spokesman said that three runners were injured, one of whom had suffered critical injuries.
The spokesman said witnesses had reported that the accident happened on the Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road heading towards Gombak.
According to a Facebook user, Onizuka Rizuan, one of the victims was a colleague of his and would be undergoing surgery.
Rizuan also posted several pictures of a vehicle number plate, allegedly of the "hit-and-run" driver.
He added that he would lodge a police report on the incident.
