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Tuaran: An Irishman on holiday in Sabah was killed in a road accident at Km 6.3, Jalan Kiulu-Pukak, here, Monday.Desmond Francis Walsh, 48, who was astride a rented motorcycle and travelling with two of his friends, collided head-on with a lorry in the 11.25am mishap.

Confirming the incident, DSP Zaharudin bin Rasip said Walsh died on the spot.

"There is a slightly steep corner at the scene of the fatal incident but the weather was fine at the time," he said, adding the lorry was believed to be heading from Pukak to Kiulu.

Initial investigation, he said, showed Walsh and his friends had rented motorcycles to visit the district.

"Walsh's body has been sent to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) to undergo post mortem and the lorry driver, who is a local, has been detained for investigation under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 for reckless driving," Zaharudin said.