KUALA NERUS, Oct 15 — The Battle of The King (BOTK) 2022 at the Terengganu Race Track in Gong Badak near here was stopped immediately after one of its participants died during an accident during the race.

The incident was announced by the BOTK 2022 organisers, MUSC Motorsport on its official Facebook.

According to the organiser, the race series which was supposed to end tomorrow was suspended immediately to show respect to the victim and his family.

"We at MUSC wish to offer our condolences to Apeh Jamal’s family.

"As a mark of respect, the management, all programme partners and drag teams have decided to postpone the BOTK2022 event to a date to be announced later,” read the statement.

It was reported that the racer who died while participating in the BOTK 2022 drag race was identified as Apeh Jamal or his real name Muhamad Hafez Jamal Jamaludin.

Apeh Jamal died after sustaining serious injuries when his drag car Mitsubishi Lancer Evo lost control and crashed into a tree near the track.

Meanwhile, Kuala Terengganu police chief ACP Abdul Rahim Md Din confirmed the tragic incident. — Bernama