{
  "id": 16133234,
  "title": "Penang hit-and-run: SUV driver arrested after killing two on expressway",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/penang-hit-and-run-suv-driver-arrested-after-killing-two-on-expressway",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T00:49:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/10/23/penang-hit-and-run-suv-driver-arrested-after-killing-two-on-expressway/240237"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A 23-year-old man from Bukit Jambul has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run accident that killed two individuals on the Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway near the Penang Bridge interchange in Penang. The accident occurred around 4 am on Monday, when the victims, a 22-year-old man and his 20-year-old female pillion rider, were traveling from central George Town towards the bridge. The SUV driver involved in the incident turned himself in at the Timur Laut District Police Headquarters at 1 pm, where he was arrested. Post-mortem examinations revealed that the male motorcyclist died from severe head and neck injuries, while the woman died from severe head injuries. The case is currently being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}