KANGAR, Nov. 26 -- A police officer has been arrested after a 4WD patrol vehicle he was driving collided with a motorcycle in Kangar last night, killing one rider and injuring another.

The accident occurred at 10.20pm on Jalan Persiaran Wawasan here when the officer, said to be on patrol, collided head-on with a motorcycle carrying two men, Bernama reported today.

The 24-year-old rider died at the scene, while the 25-year-old passenger was treated at Hospital Tuanku Fauziah in Kangar and is in stable condition.

The deceased was taken to Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah in Alor Setar, Kedah for post-mortem examination.

Kangar district police chief Assistant Commissioner Yusharifuddin Mohd Yusop said investigations so far suggest the collision...