IPOH – Two siblings, both students, died when their motorcycle was hit by a four-wheel drive vehicle at KM38.9 of Jalan Ipoh-Kuala Kangsar here today.
Sg Siput police chief Mohd Khaizam Ahmad Shahabudin said the accident occurred when the two victims, aged 13 and 17, were on their way to SMK Simpang Beluru on a Honda EX5 motorcycle.
“The incident occurred at around 7.12am when a four-wheel drive from the direction of Kuala Kangsar heading towards Ipoh suddenly turned into the right-hand junction towards Taman Desa Salak and collided with the motorcycle of the victims, which was coming from the opposite direction,” he said.
Khaizam said the bodies of the two victims were sent to Sg Siput Hospital for post-mortem and the forensic report received said their deaths were caused by “polytrauma with suspected neck injury/cervical fracture”.
He said police were still tracking down the driver of the four-wheel drive vehicle who fled the scene and was yet to make a police report.
“We appeal to anyone who witnessed the incident to come forward and contact the investigating officer, Insp Ahmad Kasidi Che Ghani, at 014-507-3473 to assist in the investigation,” he said.
Meanwhile, Khaizam in a statement said a man in his 50s, a contractor, was detained near a plantation in Salak Baru by police at 1.20pm in connection with the accident and that police would apply for a remand order tomorrow. – April 5, 2024