Three people, including a married couple on a motorcycle, were killed in two separate PLUS Highway accidents near Sungai Petani
SUNGAI PETANI: Three individuals, including a married couple, were killed in two separate road accidents on the North-South Expressway (PLUS) near here today.
Kuala Muda police chief ACP Hanyan Ramlan said the first incident occurred at 12.16 pm when a retired policeman and his wife died after their motorcycle was involved in a three-vehicle collision at Kilometre 114.4 northbound, near Tikam Batu.
He said the crash was believed to have occurred when a Perodua Bezza carrying a married couple stopped on the emergency lane to swap drivers and then entered the left lane and collided with two motorcycles.
“The Yamaha XMAX motorcycle ridden by Suhaimi Saidin, 64, with his wife, Normah Hashim, 60, as a pillion rider, was thrown into the right lane, and both were pronounced dead at the scene,” he said in a statement today.
Hanyan said the rider and pillion of another motorcycle, a Keeway XDV180 EVO, aged 18 and 15, were seriously injured in the accident. The 36-year-old driver of the Perodua Bezza and his 41-year-old passenger were unhurt.
He said the two injured victims were taken to Sultan Abdul Halim Hospital for treatment. The bodies of the deceased couple were sent to the hospital’s Forensic Department for post-mortem.
It is understood that Suhaimi, who retired on Aug 11, 2022, had served at the Service Division of the Penang Police Contingent Headquarters.
In another incident at about 9 am at Kilometre 108 northbound near the Sungai Petani Selatan exit, a technician was killed when his motorcycle crashed into the rear of a lorry parked on the emergency lane.
Hanyan said investigations found that the lorry, travelling from Penang to Sungai Petani, broke down and stopped in the emergency lane. The driver placed a warning triangle behind the vehicle.
“About 10 minutes later, the Honda ADV 160 motorcycle ridden by the victim is believed to have failed to notice the lorry before crashing into the rear,” he said.
He said the victim, Mohamad Saifudin Saad, 43, who worked for a company in Penang, suffered head injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. The 34-year-old lorry driver was unhurt.
Hanyan said both cases are being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.
