JERTIH: A man and his son were killed when their motorcycle was hit by a Toyota Hilux, on Jalan Kuala Terengganu – Kota Bharu near Kampung Padang Landak, on Thursday (March 21) night.
-Advertisement-
Besut police chief Supt Azamuddin Ahmad @ Abu said that in the incident, which occurred at around 8.20pm, Honda EX5 motorcycle rider Mohd Nazri Mohd Nor, 59, and his pillion passenger, his 25-year-old son Muhammad Hamas, succumbed to their injuries at Besut Hospital, at 10.30pm on Thursday night.
“Initial investigations found that the accident occurred when a pickup truck, travelling from Jerteh towards Kampung Padang Landak, collided with the victims’ motorcycle from behind.
“The crash occurred after the motorcycle made a U-turn and moved into the middle lane towards Masjid At-Taqwa on the left side of the road.
-Advertisement-
“The motorcycle rider and his pillion passenger were rushed to Besut Hospital, where they succumbed to their injuries while receiving treatment.
“Meanwhile, the driver of the pickup truck, a 27-year-old man, escaped unhurt,” he said in a statement, on Friday (March 21).
Azamuddin said that the case was being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.
-Bernama
-TheStar