Astro staff dies after car crashes into his bicycle

CYBERJAYA: A broadcasting company staff's excitement over his new bicycle turned tragic when he died after being hit by a car on Kilometre 38.3 Jalan Cyberjaya (Dengkil/Puchong) heading to Cyberjaya here today.

Jeffry Aziz, 57, a staff of Astro Production Sdn Bhd and who was cycling from the direction of Puchong, is believed to have been hit from behind by a Perodua Bezza car driven by a 28-year-old woman coming out of the Putrajaya/Bangi exit at about 8.15 am.

Sepang District Police chief ACP Wan Kamarul Azran Wan Yusof said Jeffry, who was believed to be cycling on the third lane, was thrown onto the road and died at the scene.

"His body was sent to the Serdang Hospital for a post-mortem. The woman driver has been detained for further investigation," he said in a statement today.

Jeffry, shared on his Facebook Track Fans page last Sunday several pictures of him performing cycling activities on his new black and blue bicycle with the caption 'my new bike day'.

-- BERNAMA