Police said the 68-year-old victim was struck by a car trying to avoid a crashed vehicle.
JOHOR BAHRU: A pedestrian was killed after being struck by a car while he was taking photos of an accident on the Sultan Iskandar Highway here this morning.
Police said the man, 68, died in hospital with severe head injuries.
Johor Bahru Utara police chief MS Balveer Singh said the man was taking photos of a Honda CRV that had skidded before colliding with a concrete divider at about 6.40am.
An oncoming Perodua Alza lost control when trying to avoid the crashed vehicle and struck the victim, Balveer said. The driver of the Perodua Alza, a 40-year-old Malaysian, sustained injuries to his head, face, left hand, and right leg, he said in a statement.
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