{
  "id": 16006639,
  "title": "Hit-and-run at 4am: Two dead near Penang Bridge interchange",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/hit-and-run-at-4am-two-dead-near-penang-bridge-interchange",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T06:02:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/10/22/hit-and-run-at-4am-two-dead-near-penang-bridge-interchange/240156"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "GEORGE TOWN, Oct 22 — A man and his female companion were killed after their motorcycle was struck by a vehicle in...",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Four injured in BMW-oil tanker crash on Penang Bridge",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/four-injured-in-bmw-oil-tanker-crash-on-penang-bridge",
        "published": "2026-10-22T00:45:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Hit-and-run crash kills two young motorcyclists in Penang",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/hit-and-run-crash-kills-two-young-motorcyclists-in-penang",
        "published": "2026-10-22T03:30:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}