Hit-and-run at 4am: Two dead near Penang Bridge interchange
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 22 — A man and his female companion were killed after their motorcycle was struck by a vehicle in...
At around 4 a.m. this morning, a tragic hit-and-run collision claimed the lives of a 22-year-old man and a 20-year-old woman near the Penang Bridge interchange. The victims, originally from Padang Serai in Kedah, were traveling from George Town towards the bridge when their motorcycle was struck from behind by an unidentified vehicle.
The crash occurred at the junction leading to Penang Bridge and Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). Both victims succumbed to their injuries at the scene. Their bodies were subsequently transferred to the Forensic Medicine Department at Penang Hospital for a post-mortem examination. The police are treating the incident under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.
Anyone with information about the incident is urged to contact the investigating officer, Insp Shahidatul Alyaa Nordin, at 019-6886106.
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