Two motorcyclists were killed in a three-vehicle collision along Kilometer 24.9 of the Johor Bahru-Gelang Patah-Pendas Road on Monday morning.
Iskandar Puteri district police chief Assistant Commissioner Radin Ramlan Radin Taha said the accident occurred at around 7.20am when a car carrying a driver and two passengers was travelling towards Lima Kedai.
The car is believed to have lost control while negotiating a bend on a wet and slippery road before veering into the opposite lane and colliding with two motorcycles travelling from the direction of Gelang Patah.
“Both motorcyclists, who were local men aged 34 and 50, were pronounced dead at the scene after suffering severe injuries to their heads and right legs,” he said in a statement on Monday night.
The victims’ bodies were taken to Sultanah Aminah Hospital in Johor Bahru for post-mortem examinations.
Meanwhile, the car driver and two passengers sustained minor injuries to their heads, faces and right legs.
Radin Ramlan said the case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.
Members of the public and witnesses with information about the accident are urged to come forward to assist with the investigation.
