TAWAU, Jan. 11 -- A nine-year-old boy died after the motorcycle he was riding with his father and elder brother was involved in a collision at the Batu 2 Jalan Apas traffic lights here on Friday.

Tawau district police chief ACP Jasmin Hussin said the 5.36am incident involved an automatic scooter ridden by a 48-year-old local man with his two sons, aged nine and 13, and a four-wheel drive (4WD).

He said the family was travelling from town towards Kunak while the 4WD, driven by a 63-year-old woman, was heading from her home along Jalan Pantai to Sin On Market.

Preliminary investigations found the 4WD proceeded after the traffic lights turned green when a scooter suddenly appeared from the opposite direction and struck the front left of t...