Two friends, aged 22 and 20, were killed after their motorcycle was struck from behind by an unidentified vehicle in a hit-and-run accident along the Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway in Penang early on Thursday.
The victims, a man and a woman from Padang Serai, Kedah, died at the scene of the 4am crash near the junction leading to Penang Bridge and Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM).
Northeast district police chief Assistant Commissioner Abdul Rozak Muhammad said police received information about the fatal accident at about 4.30am.
Preliminary investigations found that the pair were travelling from George Town towards Penang Bridge when an unidentified vehicle hit their motorcycle from behind at the junction.
“The vehicle is believed to have fled the scene after the accident,” he said.
The victims’ bodies were taken to Penang Hospital’s Forensic Department for post-mortem examinations.
The case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 for causing death by reckless or dangerous driving.
Police have urged anyone with information about the incident to contact investigating officer Inspector Shahidatul Alyaa Nordin at 019-6886106 to assist with the investigation.
