Compiled by NURBAITI HAMDAN and NG SI HOOI

A 43-YEAR-OLD man fell from his motorcycle and was run over by several vehicles, all in plain view of his teenage son.

The 16-year-old boy and his father were on their way to Taiping when the gory accident happened, Metro Ahad reported.

Zainal Abidin Omar and his son Zikri Haziq Daniel, who was riding pillion, were going down a hilly part of the highway near Gua Tempurung when a car in front of them suddenly slowed down.

Zainal lost control of his machine and hit the back of the sedan, causing the two to fall off the motorcycle.

Zikri fell clear of the road but Zainal was not as lucky.

He was hit by an oncoming tanker lorry, an express bus and a cement lorry.

Lorry driver Jasni Harris, who witnessed the accident, said he managed to stop in time.

“Other vehicles ran over the victim despite my efforts to signal them to stop. I even tried using a flashlight,” Jasni said.

The devastated teenager tried to save his father but Jasni pulled him away from the road.

Some vehicles ran into one another to avoid Zainal’s body, and a police patrol car was also hit by a motorcycle in the chaos.

> Actor Nazim Othman, who is recovering from a brain tumour, has the unwavering support of actress Bella Dally.

Kosmo Ahad reported that the actress sent messages to motivate Nazim, 31, on her Instagram page, including one photograph of the two of them together with the caption: “Positivity and strength at its best. Rest assured you’re not alone”.

“I have always been supportive of Nazim. I hope everyone will pray for his health and recovery,” she told Sensasi Bintang, a pullout in the tabloid.

Nazim recently ended weeks of speculation in an interview with a TV show, where he said he underwent an operation for a brain tumour on March 6.

According to Nazim, the hospital initially thought he had dengue but a blood test showed a negative result.

He continued suffering from prolonged headaches and was diagnosed with the tumour in January.

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