Two killed, four injured in separate Penang road accidents
Two separate road accidents in Penang resulted in two deaths and four injuries on Thursday. Police are investigating a hit-and-run involving a motorcycle, while a separate collision occurred between a sedan and an oil tanker on the Penang Bridge.
Why it matters
These incidents underscore ongoing road safety challenges and the need for improved traffic enforcement in Malaysia.
GEORGE TOWN: Two friends were killed in a suspected hit-and-run accident, while four others were injured in a separate collision involving a car and an oil tanker in Penang on Thursday (Oct 22).
In the fatal accident, a 22-year-old man and his 20-year-old female friend died after their motorcycle was allegedly hit from behind by an unidentified vehicle along the Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway at about 4am.
George Town OCPD Asst Comm Abdul Rozak Muhammad said the victims, both from Padang Sedai, Kedah, were travelling from George Town towards the Penang Bridge when the accident occurred near the junction leading to the bridge and Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM).
"Initial investigations found that an unidentified vehicle had hit the motorcycle from behind before fleeing the scene," he said in a statement on Thursday.
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