A 29-year-old man was killed while a 23-year-old woman was seriously injured after the motorcycle they were riding collided with a Rapid bus in Jalan Mayang Pasir, Bayan Baru, late on Tuesday night.
The accident occurred at around 11.38pm, with the male victim found unconscious beneath the front section of the bus.
The woman was trapped at the front of the bus before being freed by firefighters.
Penang Fire and Rescue Department operations assistant director John Sagun Francis said the department received an emergency call at 11.38pm.
He said eight firefighters from the Bayan Baru Fire and Rescue Station arrived at the scene five minutes later.
“The accident involved a Rapid public transport bus and a Modenas Z250 motorcycle. There were two victims, with the woman trapped at the front of the bus while the man was found unconscious underneath its front section,” he said.
Firefighters managed to free the woman at 11.55pm. She received initial treatment from the Sungai Ara Community Ambulance before being taken to Penang Hospital.
The male victim was extricated at 12.30am but was pronounced dead at the scene by Malaysian Red Crescent personnel.
The bus driver was unharmed in the incident.
The rescue operation, which was also assisted by police and the Malaysian Red Crescent, ended at 12.42am.
