Batu Sapi MP Edmund Chong Ket Wah of Parti Bersatu Sabah has died in a road accident in Kota Kinabalu.

Edmund Chong Ket Wah, MP Batu Sapi The PBS treasurer-general is believed to have been riding a Kawasaki 750 bike along the Sembulan-Tanjung Aru road when he crashed into an on-coming car at about noon today.

His body was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital here, the Star reported.

Chong was born on April 9, 1956 in Sandakan and was married to Linda Tsen Thau Lin with  four children.

A consultant engineer, Chong was also PBS' Elopura division chairman.

He first became MP after winning the Batu Sapi seat in the 2004 general election.

In the 2008  general election, Chong had won the Batu Sapi parliamentary seat by beating independent candidate Chung Kwong Wing by a majority of 3,708 votes.

Chong had garnered 9,479 votes.

Sabah Chief Minister Musa Aman described Chong's death as a great loss for the people and state of Sabah.

"He was a dedicated and committed leader in discharging his responsibilities as the Member of Parliament for Batu Sapi," he told reporters when approached at Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

Musa, who is the state BN chairperson, said he and his family extended condolences to Chong's family and the PBS.

PBS president Joseph Pairin Kitingan, who was also at the hospital, said: "It's very sad for the state and the country, especially PBS. He was my close friend."