Published: Friday October 1, 2010 MYT 3:32:00 PM

Police inspector killed during ops against illegal racing

KUALA LUMPUR: A police chieI inspector, who was leading an operation against illegal
racing, was killed when the motorcycle he was riding collided with a car at a junction at Jalan
Datuk Senu here.
Kuala Lumpur traIIic investigating oIIicer DSP Abdullah Roning said Friday that the accident
occurred at 10.30pm on Thursday while Mohd Khairul Zaini Mohd Zain, 31, was leading an
eight-member team on motorcycles.
"On reaching a junction, a car, with a 44-year-old woman at the wheel, which should have
stopped to give way to the police, rammed into him.
"The policeman suIIered head injuries and died on the spot," he told Bernama.
He said the body was sent to Kuala Lumpur Hospital Ior a post-mortem.
Abdullah said Mohd Khairun, who had been with the police Iorce Ior nine years, would be
buried in his hometown in Kota Baru, Kelantan.
"His body would be Ilown by the police air unit to Kota Baru Ior burial at the Panchor-Panji
Muslim cemetery on Saturday," he added.
He said the car driver had been detained Ior investigation.
Meanwhile, Deputy Inspector-General oI Police, Datuk Hussin Ismail said the police Iorce was
saddened by the incident and conveyed its condolence to the Mohd Khairun's Iamily.
'His death was a great loss to the Iorce because Mohd Khairun was a dedicated and a good
policeman, he told reporters at a Iunction at the Bukit Aman police mess here Friday.
He advised other policemen to be cautious and ensure their saIety while on duty.
Earlier, Hussin witnessed the handing over oI duties by the Iederal director oI management and
training, Datuk Abdul Razak Bokhari to Datuk Mortadza Nazarene and commercial crime
director Datuk Koh Hong Sun to Datuk Noryah Md Anvar.
Abdul Razak and Koh have reached the compulsory retirement age.
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