The skeletal remains of a 19-year-old youth with his helmet still intact was discovered in a drain along Km281.8 (north-bound) of the North-South Expressway divider yesterday.
The discovery was made at about 11.30am. However, there was no motorcycle or any sign of damage near the remains.
Police identified the victim as Ahmad Farid Ahmad Alaudin, from Durian Tunggal, Melaka, and have classified the case as sudden death.
“Investigations at the scene found the skeletal remains in a two-and-a-half feet wide drain clad in a t-shirt and black pants and also wearing a helmet,” Nilai district police chief Supt Mohd Nor Marzukee Besar said today.
He said a backpack and a black a waist pouch was also found.
An identity card, a driver’s licence and about RM150 was found in the waist pouch worn by the deceased.
Marzukee said the cause of death has yet to be determined and the remains had been sent to Tuanku Ja’afar Hospital in Seremban.
“The incident is believed to have no criminal element and the case has until now been classified as sudden death.”
He said the family had been contacted and were told that the last time they saw the deceased was on March 23 when he left the house on a motorcycle to see his friend in Kuala Lumpur.
“The family of the deceased had also lodged a missing person’s report with the police.”
In a Facebook post, Farid’s sister, who identified herself as Aida, said the last time the family saw him was on March 13. She said Farid was the youngest of five siblings.
“He sought permission from my parents to go to Tangkak, where his colleague stays. Two days later, my mother called him, but he did not answer, and she did not think anything of it.”
She said her mother then contacted his colleague and found out that they decided not to travel to Tangkak that night and Farid had ridden to Ampang alone instead.
“Farid’s friend from Ampang was the last person to see him. He also said that Farid had left for Melaka from Ampang at 3am.”
Aida said her family lodged a police report on March 17, a day before the movement control order came into effect and began looking for Farid at the Ampang Hospital and the Seremban Hospital after being informed that he had met with an accident.
“On the way back (to Melaka) I drove slowly, looking out for a damaged motorcycle on the shoulder of the road, but I didn’t see any.”